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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2016

After a traffic accident a 36-year-old patient has developed muscle paralysis of the extremitis on the right, lost pain and thermal sensitivity on the left, and partially lost tactile sensitivity on both sides. What part of the brain is the most likely to be damaged?

Answer options

  1. Anterior horn of the spinal cord
  2. Posterior horn of the spinal cord
  3. Motor cortex on the left
  4. Left-hand side of the spinal cord
  5. Right-hand side of the spinal cord
Correct answer

Right-hand side of the spinal cord

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