A patient is diagnosed with a lacunar stroke. The patient's daughter says, "If this is a stroke in a small artery, why is my dad's movement so affected?" Which nursing response is indicated?
1. "Lacunar strokes occur in large arteries, not small ones.".
2. "Lacunar strokes look small on the scans, but they often happen in areas where lots of motor and sensory tracts are located.".
3. "Most of the time with lacunar strokes, we see more sensory effects than those your dad has experienced.".
4. "Lacunar strokes occur in small arteries, but the damage seen on scans is massive.".
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Rationale 1: Lacunar strokes are also known as small artery occlusive disease.
Rationale 2: Lacunar strokes often occur in areas that are rich in motor and sensory tracts. This results in a small area of damage causing a large effect.
Rationale 3: Lacunar syndromes can be subdivided into pure motor, pure sensory, sensorimotor, and ataxic hemiparesis.
Rationale 4: Lacunar strokes look small on imaging.
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