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The patient presented with left sided facial twitching and spasticity throughout her body as well as unilateral tongue fasciculation. The diagnosis is motor neuron disease, as the patient is exhibiting features of both upper and lower motor neuron involvement, similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Medicine Alaa Notes CNS and Headache

The patient presented with left sided facial twitching and spasticity throughout her body as well as unilateral tongue fasciculation. The diagnosis is motor neuron disease, as the patient is exhibiting features of both upper and lower motor neuron involvement, similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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of((( lower eyelid and superior lip
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