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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... • Central or peripheral ... neurologic disease ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
• Anemia • Peripheral ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... aminotransferases • Serology ... Diagnosis #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Syndrome, Traumatic Brain ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Disorders By Dr ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
encephalitis) • Brain ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... disorders • Toxic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Weakness: - Weakness ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Limb- proximal weakness ... life-threatening Differential ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... diagnosis #management #neurology