A 55-year-old female client presents at the walk-in clinic complaining of feeling like a mask is on her face. While doing the initial assessment, the nurse notes the demonstration of a pill-rolling movement in the right hand and a stooped posture. Physical examination shows bradykinesia and a shuffling gait. What would the nurse suspect is the causative factor for these symptoms?
A) Multiple sclerosis
B) Myesthenia gravis
C) Parkinson's disease
D) Huntington's disease

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The symptoms of mask-like face, pill-rolling movement, stooped posture, bradykinesia, and shuffling gait suggest Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement and is caused by the deterioration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and causes symptoms such as muscle weakness and coordination problems, but does not typically cause the specific symptoms described in the scenario. Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue, but does not typically cause movement disorders. Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that causes involuntary movements and cognitive decline, but typically does not cause the specific symptoms described in the scenario.

A 55-Year-Old Female Client Presents at the Walk-In Clinic Complaining