Question 6
List 4 problems that a patient might commonly experience during a TIA produced by ischemia in brain tissue supplied by the vertebral-basilar circulation.
Answer to Question 6
Any four of those:
- Weakness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg on one or both sides
- Numbness, tingling, or other sensory problems involving the face, arm or leg on one or both sides
- Problems speaking clearly (dysarthria).
- Problems with gait or limb coordination or with balance
- Vertigo (sense that the world is spinning) or dizziness
- Diplopia (double vision), blindness or homonymous hemianopsia