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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Objective ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myasthenia gravis ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... disease affecting ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Sjögren syndrome, Myasthenia ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
No incoming sensory ... Diseases: Korsakoff ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... More likely to cause ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... vaccination - Myelin ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... #management #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... caused by the protozoan ... painless unilateral eyelid ... symptoms, positive serology ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Cataracts - Macular ... - Meniere’s disease ... slippery surfaces • Psychiatric ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology