Female presents with history of difficulty walking

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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 50-year-old woman presents with a history of difficulty walking that has gradually worsened over the past 3 years. She finds this alarming as she was very active in her 40s. A brain MRI is normal, but a cervical and thoracic MRI demonstrate multiple lesions without any gadolinium enhancement. The patient also presents with mild cognitive impairment and numbness in her left hand, as well as weakness of the left upper extremity and mild numbness of the face. For about a year, she has felt what she describes as a "clumsiness" when using her hands. The patient reports no significant medical history, with no previous neurologic problems, preceding infection, vaccination, fever, or rash.

What is the likely diagnosis?

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	Clinically isolated syndrome
	Lyme disease
	Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
	Primary progressive multiple sclerosis
	Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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