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Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
4
Peripheral Nervous ... 3 Peripheral ... Nerve—Mono-neuropathy ... 4 Peripheral ... #Neuropathy #Neurology
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy ... Hereditary Common Causes ... @AnandJag1 #Peripheral ... #Neuropathy #Differential ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity Nerve ... • Radial Nerve ... #Pathologies #differential ... #diagnosis #Neuropathy ... #innervation #neurology
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... palsies; NCS, nerve ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Neuropathy #Peripheral ... Algorithm #Evaluation #Differential
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent Causes ... nerve - Neuromuscular ... nerve - Muscle ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
lancinating - Peripheral ... regional pain syndrome ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral Causes ... - Vestibular Nerve ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... (2% of facial nerve ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing