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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 ... MRI brain and C-spine ... #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 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Loss of muscle (atrophy ... disorders #diagnosis #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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... compression of nerve ... extremity muscle atrophy ... decreased rectal tone ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... ) • BULBAR: Tongue ... fasciculations ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
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 ... cord, peripheral nerve
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Breathy Speech, Tongue ... and Facial Atrophy ... Fasciculations ... Lesions of Cranial Nerves ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... can signal vascular ... Neurologic injuries ... Common peroneal nerve ... Compartment syndrome