While reviewing the medication chart of a client, the nurse finds that the client is on a therapy to decrease the release of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Which disorder will the nurse suspect in the client?

1. Myasthenia gravis
2. Huntington's disease
3. Guillain–Barré syndrome
4. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis


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