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Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
Tongue Fasciculations ... to Hypoglossal Nerve ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology ... #Deficit #CranialNerve
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... Left Hypoglossal Nerve ... Palsy - Atrophy ... Palsy #CNXI #CN12 #clinical ... #video #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
see right sided atrophy ... Remember: atrophy ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology ... #Deficit #CranialNerve
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... of injury • Gait ... decreased muscle tone ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Loss of muscle (atrophy
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
neurotransmitter cause fasciculations ... LMN syndromes are ... clinically characterized ... very different clinical ... , peripheral nerve
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... ) • BULBAR: Tongue ... fasciculations ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... extremity muscle atrophy ... decreased rectal tone ... diagnosis #causes #neurology