The nurse, caring for a patient with neurological symptoms, should assess the patient for which of the following cluster of symptoms?
1. dystonia, dysphagia, dysarthria
2. dysphagia, hemianopsia, hemiparesis
3. paresthesia, priaprism, loss of reflexes
4. radicular pain, decreased deep tendon reflexes, loss of bladder control
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Rationale: The most common cluster of symptoms seen in a stroke is dysphagia, hemianopsia, and hemiparesis. Other clusters are not common in a stroke but can be commonly seen in other chronic or acute neurological disorders.
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