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Tongue Fasciculations in ALS

Martín Hunter MD @interconsulta

#Tongue #Fasciculations #als #amyotrophic #lateral #sclerosis #neurology #physicalexam #clinical #video
Fasciculations in ALS ... Fasciculations #als ... #amyotrophic #lateral ... #sclerosis #neurology
Jaw-Jerk Reflex Clonus in ALS

- Neurology Pro - A DDx Tool @ProDdx

#JawJerk #Jaw #Jerk #Reflex #Clonus
Reflex Clonus in ALS ... - Neurology ... clinical #video #neurology ... #amyotrophic #lateral ... #sclerosis #PhysicalExam
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... crying; Diseases: Amyotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis ... (ALS) (*main cause ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
a diagnosis of amyotrophic ... lateral sclerosis ... Clinical #Video #ALS ... #Neurology #NEJM
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) ... #Amyotrophic #Lateral ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... • Amyotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... often classified as ... (TIA): • Lateral ... migraines, Multiple sclerosis ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... dorsum of foot and lateral ... Commonly caused ... fibular neck such as ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and multiple sclerosis ... with vascular causes ... direction-changing on lateral ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology