In the hemiplegia following a right-sided cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

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In the hemiplegia following a right-sided cerebrovascular accident (stroke).

Left-sided muscle weakness is evident.
Muscles in the left side of the body are unable to contract.
Muscles which act on both sides of the body, such as respiratory muscles, tend to be spared.
Skilled movements are better preserved than unskilled movements.
Speech movements are better preserved than swallowing movements.

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A. True Voluntary movements such as making a handgrip are abnormally weak.

B. False Voluntary control is lost but the muscles can contract in reflex, synergistic and other involuntary movements.

C. True Perhaps because they have bilateral cortical representation.

D. False The most affected movements are those requiring high levels of cortical control.

E. False The vocal cord movements required for speech are more highly skilled than those required for swallowing.

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