Multiple sclerosis Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 41-year-old woman presents to the emergency department for evaluation of persistent left arm numbness and weakness since yesterday morning. Past medical history includes right optic neuritis two years ago with residual impaired visual acuity and an episode of right leg paresthesias that lasted for two months and then resolved last year. Current medications include gabapentin as needed for neuropathy. The patient’s temperature is 37.0°C (98.6°F), pulse is 68/min, respirations are 12/min, and blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg. Visual acuity is 20/20 in the left eye and 20/25 in the right eye. Physical examination reveals subjective sensory loss in the left upper extremity and associated pronator drift. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain reveals a contrast-enhancing T2 hyperintense lesion in the right parietal cortex and a non-enhancing T2 hyperintense juxtacortical lesion in the left mesial frontal lobe. The patient is started on symptomatic treatment and intravenous corticosteroids. Which of the following, if prescribed, would prevent future relapses and slow disease progression?
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