A patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has caused dysfunction of the precentral gyrus of his right cerebral cortex. As a result, (a) he cannot voluntarily move his left arm or leg. (b) he feels no sensation on the left side of his body, (c) he feels no sensation on his right side.
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