While you are teaching a public awareness class about stroke, a participant asks you if all patients with stroke are paralyzed on one side of their bodies. Your reply would be:
A) "Yes. Both the arm and the leg must be paralyzed for the health professional to recognize a stroke."
B) "No. Some patients suffering stroke will show no signs or symptoms, but all still must be evaluated."
C) "Yes. To be diagnosed with a stroke, the arm and/or the leg must be very weak and paralyzed."
D) "No. Some stroke patients may have only slight weakness to one side of their bodies."
D) "No. Some stroke patients may have only slight weakness to one side of their bodies."
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