A patient has had a complete stroke as a result of a ruptured vessel in the left hemisphere. How should this patient's CVA be classified?
a. Ischemic, embolic
b. Hemorrhagic, subarachnoid
c. Hemorrhagic, intracerebral
d. Ischemic, thrombotic
C
A ruptured vessel in a hemisphere is an intracerebral hemorrhagic CVA. It did not occur in the subarachnoid space. Ischemic CVAs are the result of occluded vessels.
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True False
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