33. A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after having a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that began in his left leg. He has a 3-year history ofintermittent arm stiffening in his left arm followed by spasms of his left thigh. He states that he thinks the episodes may be associated with intense workouts at the gym. He has nopersonal or family history of seizures. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. An MRI of the brain is most likely to show lesion at which of the following locations?A) Left frontal cortexB) Left parietal lobeC) Left temporal lobeD) Right frontal cortexE) Right parietal lobeF) Right temporal lobe

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