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LCritchfi

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A person with semantic dementia would be expected to show
 
  a. damage of the medial parietal lobe.
  b. a difficulty in recalling episodic information.
  c. damage of the hippocampus.
  d. a difficulty in recalling factual information.
  e. deficits in episodic emotional memory.

Question 2

Which of the following define collosal apraxia?
 
  a) A deficit in performing skilled voluntary movements that affects both sides of the body and cannot be attributable to primary sensory problems.
  b) A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use.
  c) The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command.
  d) The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture.
  e) A subcortical sensorimotordisorde r which is characterized by motor tics.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. a difficulty in recalling factual information.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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