Sarah recently struck the right side of her head.She finds she is having trouble in her classes because, even though she takes down all the notes in class, when her friends go through their notes with her they notice she has missed almost half the information.In particular, she seems to miss everything that the professor writes on the left side of the board.Based on this information, Sarah may be suffering from:

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Visual neglect is a condition where an individual is unable to process information from one side of space. In this case, Sarah's difficulty in processing information from the left side of the board after her head injury suggests that she may be experiencing visual neglect. This condition often presents as a lack of awareness of objects or events on the neglected side, and can occur after a brain injury or stroke. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (B) may also affect attention and note-taking abilities, but the presentation is typically different from the symptoms described in this scenario. Munchausen by proxy (C) is a rare form of child abuse where a caregiver falsifies symptoms in a child. Visual agnosia (D) is a condition where an individual has difficulty recognizing objects or faces. This is not consistent with the symptoms described in this scenario.

Sarah Recently Struck the Right Side of Her Head