A 65-year-old male recently suffered a cerebral vascular accident. He is now unable to recognize and identify objects by touch because of injury to the sensory cortex. This condition is a form of:
A) hypomimesis.
B) agnosia.
C) dysphasia.
D) agraphia.

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The inability to recognize and identify objects by touch because of injury to the sensory cortex is a form of agnosia. Hypomimesis refers to a decrease in the ability to produce gestures and facial expressions, dysphasia is a language disorder, and agraphia is the inability to write due to damage to the brain's language systems.

A 65-Year-Old Male Recently Suffered a Cerebral Vascular Accident