Shannon felt strange when she awoke one morning. Shecould not hold a pen in her right hand when trying to writean entry in her diary, and her muscles were noticeablyweaker on the right side of her body. Additionally, herhusband noticed that she was slurring her speech, so he tookher to the emergency room. What does the ER physiciansuspect has occurred? Where in the brain might thephysician suspect that abnormal activity or perhaps a lesionis located, and why?

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Shannon felt strange when she awoke one morning. She
could not hold a pen in her right hand when trying to write
an entry in her diary, and her muscles were noticeably
weaker on the right side of her body. Additionally, her
husband noticed that she was slurring her speech, so he took
her to the emergency room. What does the ER physician
suspect has occurred? Where in the brain might the
physician suspect that abnormal activity or perhaps a lesion
is located, and why?

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