14-year-old presents with right leg weakness
Reviewed by Krupa Pandey, MD
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Krupa Pandey, MD, Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology & Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center; Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ

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A 14-year-old female patient presents with right leg weakness. She is typically highly active and has no significant medical history but notes that she has not been able to attend track practice over the past week, even before the onset of movement abnormality, due to intense fatigue. She reports a family history of Crohn disease. Oligoclonal bands and IgG index are noted on cerebrospinal fluid.

Which is the likely diagnosis?

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease

Gaucher disease

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Multiple sclerosis

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