Nicky Has Been Disoriented, Has Experienced Short-Term Memory Loss, and She

question 70

Multiple Choice

Nicky has been disoriented, has experienced short-term memory loss, and she walks with a staggering gait. Which of the following conditions has Nicky experienced?

• A) beriberi
• B) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
• C) pellagra
• D) thiamin flush

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Definitions:

Whorfian Hypothesis

The proposal that the language one speaks determines or heavily influences the thoughts one can think or the saliency of different categories of thought.

External Environment

Refers to all outside factors and influences that impact the operation and performance of an entity, organization, or system.

Backwards Speech

Backwards Speech is the process of speaking words in reverse order or producing sounds as if a recording of normal speech were being played backward.

Hemisphere

Half of the celestial sphere or brain, particularly referring to the northern, southern, eastern, western, or cerebral halves.