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A 64-year-old patient reports 3 months of mid-thoracic pain followed by progressive bilateral leg heaviness, worsening balance, and urinary urgency. Examination shows a broad-based gait, bilateral lower-limb hyperreflexia, and extensor plantar responses. Which condition should be suspected?

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Thoracic myelopathy

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Thoracic radiculopathy

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Mechanical thoracic back pain

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Lumbar spinal stenosis

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Peripheral polyneuropathy

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