The Nurse Caring for an 80 Year-Old Patient Knows That

The nurse caring for an 80 year-old patient knows that she has a pre-existing history of dulled tactile sensation. The nurse should first consider what possible cause for this patients diminished tactile sensation?

A) Damage to cranial nerve VIII
B) Adverse medication effects
C) Age-related neurologic changes
D) An undiagnosed cerebrovascular accident in early adulthood