You ask a patient to draw a clock. He fills in all the numbers on the right half of the circle. What do you suspect?
A) Hemianopsia
B) Fatigue
C) Oppositional defiant disorder
D) Depression
A) Hemianopsia
You should suspect a visual problem because there is no writing on one half of the circle. This is consistent with a hemianopsia, sometimes seen in stroke. These patients may also eat food on only one half of their plate. The other conditions would not account for this pattern.
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