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PTA Question of the Week - CVA

While reading through a physician's notes, you note that the patient you are about to treat has suffered a cerebrovascular accident and has significant perceptual deficits. Which of the following anatomical regions would MOST likely be affected by the stroke?

1. Primary motor cortex

2. Somatosensory cortex

3. Basal ganglia

4. Cerebellum

The solution will be posted in a few days