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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
proximal muscle weakness ... in muscular dystrophy ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #dystrophy #DMD ... #Duchenne
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
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... - Neurologic disease ... and weakness of ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... #neurology #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... dystrophy, Myotonic ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... myopathies, the muscular ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Cardiomyopathies 

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

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... #management #neurology