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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Neuromuscular Weakness ... Brainstem - Spinal ... #Differential # ... Neurology #Causes
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
of Hyporeflexia and ... , Acute spinal cord ... cord injury, Early ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential ... #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... treat spinal cord ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... findings Unilateral Spinal ... Cord Lesions Above ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Motor Neuron and ... Neuropathy • Spinal ... #Neurology #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... or hemorrhagic stroke ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... #management #neurology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Weakness: - Weakness ... T2 signal and expansion ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential