A patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides of her face.The nurse suspects:
A) Bell's palsy.
B) damage to the trigeminal nerve.
C) frostbite with resultant paresthesia to the cheeks.
D) scleroderma with a pronounced proliferation of connective tissue in the face and cheeks.
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