A Patient Who Presents with Progressive Paralysis That Starts in the Legs

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient who presents with progressive paralysis that starts in the legs and moves upwards toward the arms and torso is often suggestive of ____.

• A) Poliomyelitis
• B) Parkinson's disease
• C) Gullain-Barré
• D) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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