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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
• Myasthenia Gravis ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... , Myasthenia Gravis ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Myotonic dystrophy ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... diagnosis #management #neurology