A client with a suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA) presents to the emergency department with aphasia
Based on this data, the nurse plans care based on ischemia to which portion of the brain?
A) Middle cerebral artery
B) Posterior cerebral artery
C) Left hemisphere of the brain
D) Right hemisphere of the brain
Answer: C
Aphasia occurs due to ischemia of the left hemisphere. The other choices may be involved in a TIA, but are not the causative pathology of aphasia.
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