Which type of cerebrovascular accident has the slowest rate of recovery and the highest probability of causing extensive neurological deficits?
a. Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
d. Thrombotic stroke
ANS: C
SAH is caused by rupture of blood vessels on the surface of the brain. This type of infarct has the slowest rate of recovery and the highest probability of leaving the patient with extensive neurological deficits. Aneurysms are often asymptomatic if they do not bleed. RIND is reversible.
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