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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... , Myotonic dystrophy ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
progressive dysphagia, dysarthria ... , and weakness in ... consistent with a diagnosis ... Clinical #Video #ALS ... #Neurology #NEJM
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diplopia • Dysarthria ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
15%: Dysphagia, dysarthria ... life-threatening Differential ... syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Causes progressive weakness ... Dysarthria or dysphagia ... bulbar region, Weakness ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
myocardial involvement as ... Duchenne-Becker ... dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology #diagnosis ... #differential #
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... to ptosis and weakness ... myopathy • Myotonic dystrophy ... #Differential #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
foot and lateral calf ... fibular neck such as ... claudication and weakness ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory