A Patient Comes to You,a Brilliant Neuropsychologist

question 53

Multiple Choice

A patient comes to you,a brilliant neuropsychologist.He speaks with a lot of adjectives and adverbs,and his sentences are florid but make no sense.You also notice that he calls objects in the room by the wrong name.You conclude that this patient has ____.

• A) Korsakoff's psychosis
• B) Wernicke's aphasia
• C) hemineglect
• D) aprosodia

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Definitions:

Vena Cava

The two large veins (the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava) that carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.

Atrioventricular Valve

One of the two valves that separate the atrium and the ventricle in the heart, preventing backflow of blood.

Inferior Vena Cava

The large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower and middle parts of the body into the right atrium of the heart.

Valves

Structures in the heart and veins that maintain blood flow in one direction, preventing backflow.