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Which type of stroke is characterized by the patient awakening from sleep with neurological deficits?
Which type of stroke is characterized by the patient awakening from sleep with neurological deficits?
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Embolic stroke
- Thrombotic stroke (correct)
- Lacunar stroke
What is the most commonly affected artery in embolic stroke?
What is the most commonly affected artery in embolic stroke?
- ACA
- PCA
- Vertebral artery
- MCA (correct)
Which type of lacunar stroke is characterized by a lesion involving the thalamus?
Which type of lacunar stroke is characterized by a lesion involving the thalamus?
- Dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome
- Pure sensory lacunar stroke (correct)
- Pure motor lacunar stroke
- Ataxic hemiparesis lacunar syndrome