After a young woman suffered a traumatic brain injury, she seemed clumsy and out-of-sorts. She was given a visual acuity test (the assessment for glasses) and general eye health exam, and her eyes were deemed healthy. Would these assessments be adequate to rule out any visual impairment resulting from the brain trauma?

_____ Yes, her clumsiness is more likely attributable to inner ear damage.
_____ No, a neurological examination of her visual processing pathways would be necessary.


_____ Yes, her clumsiness is more likely attributable to inner ear damage.
__X__ No, a neurological examination of her visual processing pathways would be necessary.

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