What alteration in respiration is typically associated with stroke involving the cerebral cortex?

a. Severe hypoxemia
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Mild hyperventilation
d. Sleep apnea


ANS: D
Stroke in these regions of the motor cortex can lead to obstructive sleep apnea or aspiration pneumonia as a result of the loss of bulbar muscle function.

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