A worrying case of the wobbles
This young man’s new lower limb numbness and wide-based gait point to a diagnosis that is difficult to pin down
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Zheng is a 22-year-old male university student who presents with a one-month history of progressive neurological symptoms.
He initially noticed patchy, non-dermatomal numbness in the lower limbs, which ascended up to the knees, followed by lower limb weakness.
