A client is admitted with weakness, expressive aphasia, and right hemianopia. The brain MRI reveals an infarct. The nurse understands these symptoms to be suggestive of which of the following findings?
A) Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
B) Left-sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
C) Right-sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
D) Completed Stroke
B
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When the infarct is on the left side of the brain, the symptoms are likely to be on the right, and the speech is more likely to be involved. If the MRI reveals an infarct, TIA is no longer the diagnosis. There is not enough information to determine if the stroke is still evolving or is complete.
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