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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... #Neurology #Differential
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
dysarthria, and weakness ... jaw clonus and muscle ... fasciculations, ... Clinical #Video #ALS #Neurology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Neuromuscular Weakness ... junction - Muscle ... Neuromuscular #Weakness ... #Differential # ... Neurology #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal Muscle ... Weakness That May ... or peripheral neurologic ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... • Muscle weakness ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... /paralysis - Weakness ... twitching (fasciculations ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Fairly symmetric muscle ... respiratory and bulbar muscles ... • Respiratory Muscle ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA