Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Toothache and Slurred Speech

Can you figure out what is going on with this patient with a toothache, slurred speech and a descending paralysis?

Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=af33a54a5ab9bf00ed55889729fcfba4

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