Major Brainstem Nuclei & Tracts

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Q. A 59-year-old man presents with left-sided facial pain and temperature loss, right-sided body pain and temperature loss, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing. If you know that nucleus ambiguus provides innervation for swallowing, where is the most likely lesion?

Left lateral medulla
Right medial pons
Left cerebral peduncle
Right medial lemniscus
Left posterior limb of the internal capsule
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