KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 173 · KROK (Dentistry)

During a hypertensive crisis a patient has had a hemorrhagic stroke resulting in a lack of voluntary movements, increased tendon reflexes and muscle tone of the left arm and leg. What is this motor dysfunction called?

  1. A. Tetraplegia
  2. B. Flaccid paralysis
  3. C. Hemiplegia
  4. D. Monoplegia
  5. E. Paraplegia
Hint

Count which limbs are affected and on which sides, then note whether the paralysis is spastic or flaccid.

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