Multiple Choice
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?
A) Myasthenia gravis
B) Huntington's disease
C) Guillain-Barré syndrome
D) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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