The Reason Why a Patient with a Stroke Occurring in the Right

Multiple Choice

The reason why a patient with a stroke occurring in the right side of the brain has paralysis on the left side of the body is because

A) The sensory and motor fibers decussate in the area of the thalamus
B) The reticular formation directs the impulses to the opposite side of the body
C) There is loss of myelin in the damaged portion of the brain
D) The stroke causes a temporary paralysis in the opposite side of the body
E) The area of brain death has extended causing paralysis in the opposite side of the body