You asked your 62 year old patient with left MCA stroke to l…
You asked your 62 year old patient with left MCA stroke to list his medications. He can only list one out of six medications. When asked to state current month and year, he answers incorrectly as well. However, when asked to perform supine-to-sit transfers, he does so with very little assistance. Your patient’s ability to properly perform the supine-to-sit transfer despite the inability to recall his medications and date is best explained by which of the following statements?
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