FCA1-0169

FCA1-0169

A 35-year-old female, presents to the emergency department via ambulance. The paramedics have noted the patient’s symptoms as unilateral left-sided weakness of the upper and lower limbs, homonymous hemianopia and dysphasia. She has previous personal and family history of deep vein thromboses. The report of her CT scan suggests a stroke involving the middle cerebral artery. Post recovery, she undergoes further diagnostic investigations to determine the cause of a stroke at her young age. She is eventually diagnosed with a hypercoagulable state disease called Factor V Leiden thrombophilia. An emboli in the middle cerebral artery results in dysfunction of which areas of the brain?