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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Leg Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis can be seen in peripheral neuropathies also! Check out this leg
peripheral neuropathies also ... occurring in Guillain Barre ... syndrome. ... Leg #Asterixis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Her clinical exam ... have a thymic tumor ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #neurology
Locked-in Syndrome (LiS) in ALS

What happens when ALS patients opt for mechanical ventilation? They can become
Locked-in Syndrome ... #LockedIin #Syndrome ... #LiS #ALS #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #ocular #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Medium and large also ... (Clinical Dx). ... interferon alfa, or tumor
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... There was also high ... the hospital, diagnosed ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology