Visual agnosia could result from injury to the:

a. Visual association cortex
b. Primary visual cortex

A

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A) Remove the child's clothes and sponge his body with tepid water B) Apply washcloths soaked in cold water until the child begins to shiver C) Administer oxygen and cool the child by sponging his body with alcohol D) Have the mother administer rectal Tylenol and cool the child by sponging his body with cold water

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