A client has sustained a cerebral injury that is applying pressure to the corpus callosum. The nurse realizes that which of the following might occur with this client?
1. Temporary blindness
2. Temporary inability to talk
3. Temporary inability to walk
4. Temporary miscommunication between the sides of the brain
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The corpus callosum allows the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate. An injury to this area could cause the client to experience temporary miscommunication between the sides of the brain. Pressure on this region may or may not lead to temporary blindness, the inability to talk, or the inability to walk.
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