During an Assessment of an 80-Year-Old Patient,the Nurse Notices the Following

Multiple Choice

During an assessment of an 80-year-old patient,the nurse notices the following: an inability to identify vibrations at her ankle and to identify the position of her big toe,a slower and more deliberate gait,and a slightly impaired tactile sensation.All other neurologic findings are normal.The nurse should interpret that these findings indicate:

A) CN dysfunction.
B) Lesion in the cerebral cortex.
C) Normal changes attributable to aging.
D) Demyelination of nerves attributable to a lesion.