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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... - Differential ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... lesion - Bilateral ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
shoulder external ... → shoulder abduction ... #Test #Peripheral ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... → shoulder external ... #Test #Peripheral ... physicalexam #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - May ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... depressed deep tendon ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Weakness: - Weakness ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential