Your patient is a 49-year-old male complaining of a headache and weakness of his left arm, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The information that would be most helpful in differentiating a brain abscess from a brain tumor is whether or not the patient:

A) has had a seizure.
B) exhibits nuchal rigidity.
C) has had a change in the level of responsiveness.
D) has a recent history of brain surgery.


B

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