A patient has neurologic damage to the limbic system.Which assessment finding is specific to this type of deficit?
A) Flat affect with periods of emotional lability
B) Unable to recall early events
C) Disorientation to place and time
D) Unable to interpret written words

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The limbic lobe's primary functions are related to self-preservation and include functions such as recall of pleasurable as well as unpleasant or potentially dangerous events,modification of mood and emotional responses in relation to perceived events,interpretation of smell,and augmentation of visceral processes (eg,heart rate,respiration)associated with emotion.

A Patient Has Neurologic Damage to the Limbic System