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Mar 2024
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Neurological Differential Diagnosis

Kyle Rice
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Andrea is a 45-year-old patient presents to physical therapy with complaints of fluctuating muscle weakness, notably worsening toward the evening. The patient reports difficulty maintaining upward gaze and a history of transient diplopia. No sensory deficits were reported. Which of the following conditions is MOST likely? A) Multiple Sclerosis (MS) B) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) C) Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) D) Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

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