During the neurologic assessment, the patient cooperates with the nurse's directions to grip with the hands and to move the feet but does not respond to the nurse's questions. The nurse will suspect
A) a temporal lobe lesion.
B) injury to the cerebellum.
C) a brainstem lesion.
D) damage to the frontal lobe.
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