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Yi-Chen

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What is an infarct?
 
  a. dementia due to depression
  b. clogged arteries in the brain
  c. a surgical procedure to clear brain plaques
  d. an area of dead brain tissue caused by a stroke

Question 2

What is one way that the behavioral effects of a stroke can be distinguished from NCD?
 
  a. In stroke, involuntary movements of the limbs are affected.
  b. Behavioral effects appear suddenly in stroke, as compared to their gradual appearance in NCD.
  c. Impairment is often bilateral in stroke, while impairment is unilateral in NCD.
  d. Behavioral effects appear gradually in stroke, as compared to their sudden appearance in NCD.


briseldagonzales

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


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