A 74-Year-Old Woman with Leg Weakness

AbstractMorning Report is a time-honored tradition where physicians-in-training present cases to their colleagues and clinical experts to collaboratively examine an interesting patient's presentation. The Morning Report section seeks to carry on this tradition by presenting a patient's chief concern and story, inviting the reader to develop a differential diagnosis and discover the diagnosis alongside the authors of the case. This report examines the story of a 74-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department with a 3-month history of bilateral leg weakness and paresthesia. Using questions, physical examination, and testing, an illness script for the presentation emerges. As the clinical course progresses, the differential is refined until a final diagnosis is made.

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NEJM Evidence
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2025-08-26
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https://doi.org/10.1056/evidmr2400472
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Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
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A 74-Year-Old Woman with Leg Weakness

Florence Morriello, Justin Chiu
NEJM Evidence
Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
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A 74-Year-Old Woman with Leg Weakness

Florence Morriello, Justin Chiu
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Abstract

AbstractMorning Report is a time-honored tradition where physicians-in-training present cases to their colleagues and clinical experts to collaboratively examine an interesting patient's presentation. The Morning Report section seeks to carry on this tradition by presenting a patient's chief concern and story, inviting the reader to develop a differential diagnosis and discover the diagnosis alongside the authors of the case. This report examines the story of a 74-year-old woman who presents to the emergency department with a 3-month history of bilateral leg weakness and paresthesia. Using questions, physical examination, and testing, an illness script for the presentation emerges. As the clinical course progresses, the differential is refined until a final diagnosis is made.

NEJM EvidenceVol. 4(9)
NOSM University (CA)
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Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
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