A 25-year-old woman presents with progressive weakness starting in her feet and ascending over several days. She has areflexia in the lower limbs and ...

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A 25-year-old woman presents with progressive weakness starting in her feet and ascending over several days. She has areflexia in the lower limbs and mild distal sensory loss. She had a diarrhoeal illness 2 weeks ago. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Multiple sclerosis

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Myasthenia gravis

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Motor neurone disease

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Functional neurological disorder

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Guillain-Barré syndrome

A 25-year-old woman presents with progressive weakness starting in her feet and ascending over several days. She has areflexia in the lower limbs and mild distal sensory loss. She had a diarrhoeal illness 2 weeks ago. What is the most likely diagnosis?