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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... • Spinal Cord: ... Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Neuromuscular Weakness ... CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... - Cerebral cortex ... Brainstem - Spinal ... #Differential #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neuropathy • Spinal ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ... #Neurology #Differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
think about three clinical ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... to ptosis and weakness ... nerve palsy • Horner ... myopathy • Myotonic dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... of intrathecal spinal ... management #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... : • Based on clinical ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... #neurology #treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... • Malaise, • Weakness ... Lung Disease: • Clinical