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A patient's performance of the majority of the mental status exam subtests is in line with the expected norms, but the patient cannot repeat a string of numbers given by the examiner. What is a likely explanation?
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The patient performs well on most mental status exam subtests, indicating that their overall cognitive functioning is within normal limits. Show more…
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