ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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A patient’s performance of the majority of the mental status exam subtests is in line with the expected norms, but the patient cannot repeat a string of numbers given by the examiner. What is a likely explanation?

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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

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