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Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
weakness, wasting and fasciculations ... bobvarkey #tongue #atrophy ... #fasciculations ... hypoglossal #CNXII #CN12
Muscle Fasciculations on Physical Exam

81 year old patient. History of swallowing disorders, weight loss and muscle
Muscle Fasciculations ... weight loss and muscle ... finding of muscular atrophy ... together with atrophy ... #Muscle #Fasciculations
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... Nerve Palsy - Atrophy ... affected side - Fasciculations ... side #Tongue #Fasciculations ... #Palsy #CNXI #CN12
Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
Tongue Fasciculations ... camwolfe #Tongue #Fasciculations ... HypoglossalNerve #CNXII #CN12
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
near the target muscle ... stimulation leads to muscle ... atrophy and disorganized ... activity produces fasciculation
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Motor Neuropathy - Atrophy ... , Fasciculations ... Progressive muscular atrophy ... Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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posturing • Fasciculations ... can happen) • Muscle ... atrophy (over time ... reflexes (at those muscles
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Motor Neuropathy - Atrophy ... , Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
see right sided atrophy ... deviation, and fasiculations ... Remember: atrophy ... and fasiculations ... HypoglossalNerve #CNXII #CN12
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
, muscle atrophy ... progressive muscular atrophy ... (atrophy), Muscle ... twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations