Mrs. Frances arrives in the emergency department with her son George. She cannot speak and there is weakness and numbness on her right side. She is seen by Victoria, the nurse practitioner, who also notices a drooping on the right side of Mrs. Frances’s face. George states that his mother was fine, eating her breakfast when this occurred. Victoria checks the woman’s BP and it is 200/100. The emergency department physician and Victoria examine the patient, and the physician makes the diagnosis of a cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Mrs. Frances cannot speak. Which side of her brain was affected?

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Mrs. Frances arrives in the emergency department with her son George. She cannot speak and there is weakness and numbness on her right side. She is seen by Victoria, the nurse practitioner, who also notices a drooping on the right side of Mrs. Frances’s face. George states that his mother was fine, eating her breakfast when this occurred. Victoria checks the woman’s BP and it is 200/100. The emergency department physician and Victoria examine the patient, and the physician makes the diagnosis of a cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Mrs. Frances cannot speak. Which side of her brain was affected?

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