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Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... • Inflammatory disorders ... #Differential #
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... Nerve Palsy • CN ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... heavy metals), Critical ... #Causes #differential
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
as jaundice on clinical ... : • Type I CN ... encephalopathy • Type II CN ... 7-20 mg/dL • CN ... syndrome type II
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
rapid onset of weakness ... that results in CNS ... Myelitis - Clinical ... Weakness: - Weakness ... management #neurology #differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... • Sjögren syndrome ... optica spectrum disorder ... #inflammatory #differential
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Other brainstem syndromes ... Many others • Transverse ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevation (Pain > Weakness ... immobility • Critical ... Neuromuscular disorders ... connective tissue disorder ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and disorders ... Diagnosis #Fingernail #Disorders ... #Differential # ... Leukonychia #Table #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... • CNS: parietal ... • Psychiatric disorders ... Alice #Wonderland #Syndrome ... diagnosis #neurology #differential