A patient who experiences no difficulties finding her way around the home where she lived for most of her adult life but becomes spatially disoriented in her most recent home can be said to be suffering from _____ disorientation.
A) retrograde
B) egocentric
C) anterograde
D) allocentric

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Anterograde disorientation refers to difficulties in forming new spatial memories or learning new environments, which is consistent with the patient's inability to navigate her most recent home despite being familiar with her previous long-term residence.

A Patient Who Experiences No Difficulties Finding Her Way Around