Case 13 PDF.pdf - Mabel age 62 is brought to the...

Mabel, age 62, is brought to the emergency department by her son. While
visiting her, he became alarmed when he noticed his mother seemed to
have problems speaking and forming words. The right side of her face also
appears to be “drooping.”
Mabel suffers from a history of atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, and
diabetes. She is taking anti-hypertensive medications. She used to smoke
but she quit 4 years ago. Cardiovascular disease runs in her family. Her
father died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
A CT scan rules out a brain hemorrhage.
1. What type of stroke is Mabel experiencing?
2. What area of Mabel’s brain appears to be affected?
3. What are some of Mabel’s risk factors for cerebrovascular disease?