Question 2298

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A 50-year old male with an extensive smoking history presents with sudden-onset left arm and hand weakness, astereognosis and dysarthria.

When asked to protrude his tongue, it deviates to the left. This clinical finding most likely represents a hypoglossal nerve palsy that is which of the following?

supranuclear affecting the right hypoglossal nerve

infranuclear affecting the right hypoglossal nerve

supranuclear affecting the left hypoglossal nerve

infranuclear affecting the left hypoglossal nerve

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