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If a stoke patient had difficulty speaking, where might the stroke be in the brain?

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Depends: Depends if the difficulty is due to aphasia or dysarthria and depends if the difficulty is in expressing thoughts or understanding others. More information is needed.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 10/4/2016

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