Multiple Choice
A patient is admitted with an anoxic brain injury.The nurse notes abnormal extension of both extremities to noxious stimuli.This finding indicates dysfunction in which area of the central nervous system?
A) Cerebral cortex
B) Thalamus
C) Cerebellum
D) Brainstem
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