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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
crises”. ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... reflex — Woltman’s sign ... Woltman’s sign, ... #Woltmans #Signs ... #Endocrinology
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... with or without fanning ... the other toes and ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... reflex #pyramidal #neurology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
to make the OK sign ... Peripheral #Injury #OK #Sign ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #neurology ... #orthopedics #Hand
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
antibodies - MuSK-positive ... likely to cause ... characteristic EMG finding ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... patient's knees and ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #physicalexam #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... patient's knees and ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #physicalexam #neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... chromosome 21) Signs ... Aphasia, word-finding ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
visual acuity, ranging ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Sjögren syndrome, Myasthenia ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
, Teres minor, and ... Causes: Calcific ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... diagnosis #sports #MSK