After Suffering a Focal Brain Injury, a Patient Has Great

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Multiple Choice

After suffering a focal brain injury, a patient has great difficulty in pantomiming particular motor actions such as turning a key in a lock. Because other problems like hemiplegia, muscle weakness, sensory deficits, and lack of motivation have been ruled out, your diagnosis would be

• A)agnosia.
• B)apraxia.
• C)anomia.
• D)akinetopsia.

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