An Individual with Difficulty Writing, Impaired Visual Perception, and Paralysis

question 34

Multiple Choice

An individual with difficulty writing, impaired visual perception, and paralysis of a limb that they deny is paralyzed, might be suspected of having damage to which brain hemisphere?

• A)left hemisphere
• B)right hemisphere
• C)there is no way to infer that information
• D)both hemispheres of the brain must be involved

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