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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
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
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Atrophy Neuromuscular ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... #Neurology #Differential
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 Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal ... heavy metals), Critical ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
immobility • Critical ... natremia - Muscular ... dystrophy - ... Myopathies - Neuromuscular ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... : • Non-neuromuscular ... Neuromuscular Junction ... #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 ... affecting the muscle, neuromuscular ... to ptosis and weakness ... Oculopharyngeal muscular
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
the postsynaptic neuromuscular ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... diagnosis #management #neurology