A 11-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Emergency Department Because

A 11-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department because of a 3-day history of fever, cough, and a runny nose. During this period, he has also had pink, itchy eyes. The patient emigrated from Syria 2 weeks ago. His parents died 6 months ago. He has not yet received any routine childhood vaccinations. He lives at a foster home with ten other refugees; two have similar symptoms. He appears anxious and is sweating. During examination, He develops a myoclonus in the lowe legs. After the appropriate workup, a brain biopsy is obtained and an RNA virus containing hemagglutinin is cultured from the tissue sample.  Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
B) Guillain-Barré syndrome
C) Multiple sclerosis
D) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
E) Progressive supranuclear palsy
F) Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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