A patient experiencing bilateral hemiparesis, dysphasia, visual changes, altered level of consciousness, ataxia, and dysphagia has most likely had a stroke involving which artery?
a. Carotid
b. Vertebrobasilar/cerebellar
c. Middle cerebral
d. Posterior cerebral
ANS: B
These are symptoms of vertebrobasilar/cerebellar occlusion. Carotid and middle cerebral occlusions are not associated with ataxia or dysphagia.
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