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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Motor Neuropathy - Atrophy ... Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
leads to muscle atrophy ... Versus #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Table #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Motor Neuropathy - Atrophy ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Multiple System Atrophy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Multiple system atrophy ... #Parkinsonism #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
- Differential Diagnosis ... Multiple System Atrophy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
muscles, muscle atrophy ... progressive muscular atrophy ... loss of muscle (atrophy ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
distribution with atrophy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
important, as early diagnosis ... (WFS1), optic atrophy ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tongue and Facial Atrophy ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis