A patient enters the ER after a near-drowning episode. He was without oxygen for a significant period of time, and an MRI scan showed bilateral damage to the border between the occipital and temporal lobes. Which symptom would you expect this patient to display?
A) The inability to name common objects or familiar people
B) The inability to follow a laser pointer moving on a screen
C) The inability to differentiate between red and green
D) The presence of a scotoma in both the right and left visual field

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Damage to the border between the occipital and temporal lobes can result in a condition known as associative visual agnosia, which causes difficulty in recognizing familiar objects or people.

A Patient Enters the ER After a Near-Drowning Episode