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A patient rehabilitating from a stroke involving the right hemisphere exhibits figure-ground discrimination dysfunction. Which task would likely be the MOST difficult for the patient based on the reported perceptual deficit?1.Have the patient find his way in the hospital using written directions or a map2.Have the patient attempt to identify a familiar object when it is placed on its side3.Have the patient pick forks out of a drawer of disorganized silverware4.Have the patient point to left and right body parts after receiving verbal instructions
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