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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
Duchenne Muscular ... inherited progressive muscle ... Degeneration of muscle ... Guillaume Duchenne ... smooth & cardiac muscle
Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy

#Gowers #Calf #Muscle
Gowers' Sign and Calf ... deposition in muscle ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Calf #Muscle # ... PhysicalExam #pediatrics #dystrophy
Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy 

#Gowers #Calf
Gowers' Sign and Calf ... deposition in muscle ... dystrophy # ... Gowers #Calf #Muscle ... PhysicalExam #pediatrics #dystrophy
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... Weakness #Neurology #Differential
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
Indicative of proximal muscle ... weakness in muscular dystrophy ... pediatrics #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy

#Calf #Muscle #Pseudohypertrophy #clinical #video #PhysicalExam
Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy ... deposition in muscle ... dystrophy #Calf ... #Muscle #Pseudohypertrophy
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... 2/3 (striated muscle ... , MS, muscular dystrophy ... Lower 2/3 (smooth muscle ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
aminoglycosides) • Muscles ... myopathy, Muscular dystrophy ... , Myotonic dystrophy ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... affecting the muscle ... myopathy • Myotonic dystrophy ... Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Duchenne-Becker ... dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential