While Reviewing the Case File of an Older Adult Client

question 8

Multiple Choice

While reviewing the case file of an older adult client, the nurse finds the client's vitamin B₁₂ deficiency is untreated. Which physiological change in the nervous system does the nurse suspect to cause gait instability and paresthesia in the client?

• A)Degeneration of neurons
• B)Lack of acetylcholine in the hippocampus lobe
• C)Abnormalities in the basal ganglia of the midbrain
• D)Demyelination of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord

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