A 70-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office 4 Weeks After

A 70-year-old man comes to the office 4 weeks after experiencing an ischemic stroke.  Medical history is significant for long standing hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Vital signs are unremarkable.  BMI is 24 kg/m².  The patient is right-handed.  Only the right side of his face is shaved.  When asked to raise his left arm, the patient raises his right.  When asked to fill in the numbers of a clock, he puts numbers only on the right side.  Which of the following areas is most likely affected by the stroke in this patient?

A) Left frontal cortex
B) Left temporal cortex
C) Right frontal cortex
D) Right occipital cortex
E) Right parietal cortex

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