Robert's mother is usually meticulous in her presentation.When picking her up for a family dinner,he noticed that her makeup was only applied to the right side of her face.Her hair was also brushed on the right side,but on the left it was matted and uncombed.He immediately took her to the hospital after she was unaware of any problems.She was diagnosed with ________,which is evidenced by damage to the association areas of the right hemisphere.
A)Wernicke's aphasia
B)Broca's aphasia
C)spatial neglect
D)split-brain

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The symptoms described in the scenario suggest spatial neglect, which is a disorder resulting from damage to the right hemisphere of the brain. People with this disorder tend to ignore or neglect the left side of their body or their environment. This would explain why Robert's mother's makeup and hair were only done on the right side, and why she was unaware of the problem. Neither Wernicke's nor Broca's aphasia would account for these specific symptoms. Split-brain does not apply in this situation as it refers to a surgical procedure to treat epilepsy that severs the corpus callosum, which is not mentioned in the scenario.

Robert's Mother Is Usually Meticulous in Her Presentation