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Case 5 - Progressive Fatigue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2026

James Dolbow
Affiliation:
MetroHealth Medical Center, Ohio
Eric Curfman
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
Neel Fotedar
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
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A 31-year-old, otherwise healthy female presents to the emergency room with 2 days of progressive shortness of breath and difficulty swallowing. She reports over the past year that she gets tired much more easily through the day, to the point where it is difficult to keep her eyes open or head up, but this improves with rest. Recently she developed difficulty chewing solid foods, primarily at dinner. Her vision gets blurry at the end of the day, and she sometimes sees two of the same object when both her eyes are open.

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  • Progressive Fatigue
  • James Dolbow, MetroHealth Medical Center, Ohio, Eric Curfman, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio, Neel Fotedar, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
  • Book: Case Studies in Clinical Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009622967.007
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  • Progressive Fatigue
  • James Dolbow, MetroHealth Medical Center, Ohio, Eric Curfman, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio, Neel Fotedar, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
  • Book: Case Studies in Clinical Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009622967.007
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  • Progressive Fatigue
  • James Dolbow, MetroHealth Medical Center, Ohio, Eric Curfman, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio, Neel Fotedar, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Ohio
  • Book: Case Studies in Clinical Neurology
  • Online publication: 27 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009622967.007
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