A sensory deficit can be described as:
a. impaired reception in one or more of the senses.
b. impaired perception in one or more of the senses.
c. both impaired perception and impaired receptionin one or more of the senses
d. a deficit in the usage of touch.
c
If one of the senses alone is impaired, often the other
four become more acute. For example, if the eyesight is lost,
then the hearing often improves.
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