A 4-Year-Old Caucasian Boy Is Evaluated for Difficulty Walking

question 523

Multiple Choice

A 4-year-old Caucasian boy is evaluated for difficulty walking.  Past medical history includes frequent respiratory infections.  Cultured cells from this patient demonstrate a high rate of radiation-induced genetic mutation.  This patient is most likely to experience which of the following?

• A)Neurofibrillary tangles in neocortex
• B)Cerebellar atrophy
• C)Loss of neurons in the substantia nigra
• D)Atrophy of caudate nucleus
• E)Posterior column degeneration
• F)Presence of Lewy bodies

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