A patient with a history of heavy alcohol use scores in the impaired range on memory testing. Which procedure BEST helps determine if deficits are due to alcohol-related neurotoxicity versus another etiology?
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A
Administer only alcohol-specific screening tools
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B
Conduct a comprehensive battery assessing multiple cognitive domains and compare to alcohol-normative data
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C
Focus exclusively on executive function measures
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D
Defer testing until the patient has been sober for at least one year