A 49-year-old man is taken into custody by police after an altercation in a park. He is disoriented with respect to person and place. He only responds to the police officers’ questions when they are standing directly in front of him. Vitals are stable and within normal limits. Serum γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is elevated. An MRI of the patient is shown. The site of the patient’s pathology is indicated by the arrow.
Which of the following areas is most likely to be damaged in this patient?
Hypothalamus
Optic chiasm
Pineal gland
Superior olive
Thalamus
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