27. A 62-year-old woman presents with tremor and ataxia on the right side of the body excluding the head, and with a loss of most eye movement on the left; the woman's eye is rotated slightly down and out at rest. The left pupil is dilated. There are no sensory losses on her face or body. Her lesion is in the a. Midbrain on the right b. Midbrain on the left c. Cerebellum on the left d. Cerebellum on the right

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27. A 62-year-old woman presents with tremor and ataxia on the right side of the body excluding
the head, and with a loss of most eye movement on the left; the woman's eye is rotated slightly
down and out at rest. The left pupil is dilated. There are no sensory losses on her face or body.
Her lesion is in the
a. Midbrain on the right
b. Midbrain on the left
c. Cerebellum on the left
d. Cerebellum on the right
26. A 62-year-old man presents to your office complaining of tremor and difficulty with
movement. He is noted to have masked facies and a shuffling gate. Based on clinical
presentation you diagnose Parkinson's disease. Which is the immediate precursor in the
synthetic pathway of the neurotransmitter involved?
a. Tyrosine
b. L-dopa
C. NE
d. Tryptophan
Transcribed Image Text:27. A 62-year-old woman presents with tremor and ataxia on the right side of the body excluding the head, and with a loss of most eye movement on the left; the woman's eye is rotated slightly down and out at rest. The left pupil is dilated. There are no sensory losses on her face or body. Her lesion is in the a. Midbrain on the right b. Midbrain on the left c. Cerebellum on the left d. Cerebellum on the right 26. A 62-year-old man presents to your office complaining of tremor and difficulty with movement. He is noted to have masked facies and a shuffling gate. Based on clinical presentation you diagnose Parkinson's disease. Which is the immediate precursor in the synthetic pathway of the neurotransmitter involved? a. Tyrosine b. L-dopa C. NE d. Tryptophan
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