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Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cerebellar Disease (e.g ... Occurs at Rest • Parkinson's ... • Drug-induced Parkinsonism ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Parkinson, Multiple ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... autoantibodies - TPO, TTG, etc ... EMG Studies: ... Strychnine poisoning, Parkinson's ... Management #treatment #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Abscess - Tumor ... - Infection (e.g ... - Syrinx - Tumor ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Cardiac, pulmonary etc ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... system: Brain tumor ... electromyographic (EMG ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Forms of MS: • Tumor-like ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cell Lysis (e.g ... Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm