A patient has bilateral occipital lobe infarcts from a basilar artery stroke. They are cortically blind but deny being blind (Anton syndrome). How should NIHSS item 3 be scored?
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A
0, because the patient denies vision loss
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B
1, because they have some residual vision
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C
3, because bilateral blindness is present regardless of denial
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D
UN, because the patient is not cooperative