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mynx

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______________ is caused by degeneration of the neocortex of the anterolateral temporal lobe.
 
  a. Semantic dementia
  b. Vascular dementia
  c. Frontotemporal dementia
  d. Mixed dementia

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H.M. had undergone surgery that resulted in his memory disorder. Why did the surgeon need to perform such a radical surgery?
 
  a) The surgery was necessary to stop his brain haemorrhaging caused by a collapse in the coal mine where he worked.
  b) The surgery was a procedure done to relieve his severe epileptic seizures.
  c) The surgery was an experimental procedure to treat his severe schizophrenia symptoms.
  d) The surgery was the removal of a metastatic tumor in the left hemisphere of his brain.


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cadimas

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


mynx

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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