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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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muscular dystrophy ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #dystrophy #DMD ... #Duchenne
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
abdominis muscle weakness ... facioscapulohumeral muscular ... dystrophy (FSHD ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

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proximal muscle weakness ... in muscular dystrophy ... #clinical #video ... #dystrophy #DMD ... #Duchenne
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... heavy metals), Critical ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... to ptosis and weakness ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... #Differential #