Dr.Peter Ziemer is seeing a new patient,Mrs.Aaronson.She is experiencing memory losses.Dr.Ziemer tests her language and problem-solving abilities.He also asks her if she has a history of alcohol abuse.What might the language and problem-solving tests tell Dr.Ziemer? What would the answer to the alcohol-abuse question tell him?
A) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol-abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in her case.
B) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Alzheimer's disease on the one hand,or Korsakoff's syndrome on the other.The answer to the alcohol-abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether anterograde amnesia is a possibility in her case.
C) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from Korsakoff's syndrome on the one hand,or some form of amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol-abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Alzheimer's disease is a possibility in her case.
D) The language and problem-solving tests would help Dr.Ziemer determine whether Mrs.Aaronson suffers from anterograde amnesia on the one hand,or retrograde amnesia on the other.The answer to the alcohol-abuse question would let Dr.Ziemer know whether Korsakoff's syndrome is a possibility in her case.
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