Characteristically, where does the motor weakness in Guillain-Barré syndrome begin?
a. at the base of the spinal cord where spinal nerves are affected
b. in the arms and progressing down the body
c. in the facial muscles, causing tics and occa-sionally bizarre contractures
d. in the legs and progressing up the body
D
The motor weakness in Guillain-Barré syndrome usually begins distally, in the legs and progressing up the body.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word