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PTA Question of the Week - Medical history

You are scheduled to work with a person currently staying in an inpatient rehabilitation unit. The patient was previously on a respiratory mechanical ventilator for 3 weeks and continues to have hypotonicity and dynamic balance impairments. Symptoms are improving overall. All medical history for this patient is consistent with which of the following diagnoses?

1. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
2. Multiple Sclerosis
3. Parkinson's disease
4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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