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JMatthes

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ALL BUT WHICH of the following is a change to the brain often observed in people with chronic alcoholism?
 
  a. lesions in the temporal lobe
  b. atrophy of the cerebral cortex
  c. damage to the cerebellum
  d. shrinkage or lesions in the diencephalon

Question 2

Ted has been an alcoholic for 20 years and is experiencing brain damage due to poor nutrition. The most likely diagnosis in this case is
 
  a. beriberi.
  b. Alzheimer's disease.
  c. Huntington's chorea.
  d. Korsakoff's psychosis.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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