Neuroanatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
MRI reveals that a 62-year-old male has a brain tumor growing in his interhemispheric fissure at the level of the central sulcus. The tumor produces neurologic dysfunction of the cerebral cortex on either side of the tumor. A neurologic examination of this patient would most likely reveal which of the following?
Answer choices
- ARigidity
- BHemiplegia
- CQuadriplegia
- DAtaxia
- EParaplegiaCorrect answer
- FApraxia of speech
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