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A patient is referred to your clinic with weakness, atrophy (wasting) of muscle without involvement of the nervous system, and progressive disability and loss of strength. What is the likely diagnosis?a. Spina bifidab. Myasthenia gravisc. Muscular dystrophyd. Tetraparesis
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