Case description
A 47-year-old woman presented to acute care with ataxia, nystagmus,
vertigo, and diffuse burning tingling sensations, and weakness of all
limbs, of greater frequency and intensity in the lower limbs.
Symptoms progressed over the course of 3 months.
Initially, weakness was most obvious when going up and down the stairs,
but 2 weeks before going to the hospital, the weakness aggravated, with
difficulty in walking.