KROK 1 2016 – Question 33 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with hypertension has developed headache, tinnitus, vomiting, high BP up to 220/160 mm Hg. On examination: facial asymmetry on the right, volitional mobility is absent, increased tendon reflexes and muscle tone of extremities on the right. What motor disorder of nervous system occurred in this case?
- A. Paraplegia
- B. Hemiplegia
- C. Tetraplegia
- D. Hyperkinesis
- E. Monoplegia
Hint
Work out the distribution of the paralysis: how many limbs, on which side, and whether the face is involved; then pair it with the type of lesion that can follow a hypertensive crisis.
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