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56. Middle cerebral artery syndrome – symptoms and signs

  1. Contralateral hemiparesis, more pronounced in the arm then in the leg. (T/F?)
  2. Aphasia, if the dominant hemisphere is affected. (T/F?)
  3. Prosopagnosia, inability to recognize familiar faces, if the non-dominant cerebral hemisphere is affected. (T/F?)
  4. Ipsilateral homonymous hemianopsia. (T/F?)
  5. Conjugate eye deviation towards the side of the lesion. (T/F?)
  6. Contralateral central facial palsy (lower half of the face opposite to the brain lesion is affected). (T/F?)

  1. T
  2. T
  3. F
  4. F
  5. T
  6. T