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| | 05/03/04 - 08:32 PM  
 
   
 
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a 30yr old woman complains of gradual decrease in vision of the right eye over the last week with discomfort on moving the right eye.Ph.E:unable to adduct eyes on lateral gaze,swollen right optic nerve with blurred margins.V/A:20/400 for the right eye,V/A:20/20 for the left eye.DTR r asymmetric,hyperactive.upon flexion of neck she reports feeling electric shocks down her spine. What's the most likely diagnosis?
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| prep4usmle Administrator

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| | 05/03/04 - 08:37 PM  
 
   
 
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It looks like multiple sclerosis.
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| usmleasr Forum Guru
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| | 05/04/04 - 11:37 AM  
 
   
 
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yep..looks like neuromyelitis optica..devics disease( multiple sclerosis variant)
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