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You schedule a meeting with the parents to discuss the diagnosis and the patient’s prognosis.








Which of the following statements is most appropriate?







				
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															The patient has Pelizzaeus-Merzbacher Disease, with death occurring within a range from childhood to adult age													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															The patient has early onset multiple sclerosis, and will likely have a normal life span if treatment is started now													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															The patient has early onset multiple sclerosis, and will likely have a normal life span if treatment is started now													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															The patient has Alexander’s disease, and the prognosis is very poor with death frequently occurring in childhood													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															The patient has Canavan disease (Spongy Leukodystrophy), with a poor prognosis with average age of death at 18 months													
					
				
				

				
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