You Are Treating a Patient with a Proximal Distribution of Weakness

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are treating a patient with a proximal distribution of weakness. Which of the following NMD is most likely?

• A) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• B) Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
• C) Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
• D) Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

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Definitions:

Golgi Apparatus

A complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a cell, involved in protein and lipid synthesis, and detoxification processes.

Lysosome

Membrane-bounded vesicle containing hydrolytic enzymes that function as intracellular digestive enzymes.

Ribosomes

Molecular structures within cells where proteins are synthesized, following the instructions encoded in messenger RNA.