The Patient Whose Weakness Kept Spreading

A 34-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department complaining of weakness that began in her feet and gradually spread upward through her legs. Within two days, she struggles to climb stairs, and now she notices weakness in her hands. Her initial laboratory results are largely normal, but her neurological examination reveals an important clue. In this episode of Medical & Psychiatric Case Studies, listeners must determine whether the cause is neurological, metabolic, infectious, or autoimmune before a potentially life-threatening complication develops.