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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Brain stem/Cranial ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... failure - Can be ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... serologic, and EMG ... characteristic EMG ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
He also had some ... imaging after treatment ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... patch alone may be ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #neurology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
condition may be ... or induced by treatment ... Horners #Syndrome #clinical ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
EMG: LMN Signs in ... Further testing must be ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurons - IV free radical ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
is important, as ... diagnosis and treatment ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #Syndromes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Immune response can be ... extremity, facial ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology