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sweetybokhari
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04/25/07 - 04:23 PM

an elderly gentleman with vertebrobasilar insufficiency often has episodes of sudden loss of consciousness.which one of the following symptoms is also associated to this condition?
1)focal limb weakness
2)lancinating facial pains
3) persistent quadriparesis
4)retrograde amnesia
5)vertigo

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04/25/07 - 04:40 PM

Vertigo is the hallmark symptom of VI , although I am also wondering if it could not cause all of the mentioned symptoms here confused

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04/25/07 - 04:53 PM

doc_clotaire wrote:
Vertigo is the hallmark symptom of VI , although I am also wondering if it could not cause all of the mentioned symptoms here confused

Yes, but Vertigo is the hallmark symptom
So, my answer is (5)

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04/25/07 - 05:03 PM

5)vertigo for sure

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04/26/07 - 03:31 AM

vertigoooooooooooooooo

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