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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 ... #Fasciculations ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... Left Hypoglossal Nerve ... #Hypoglossal #Nerve ... Palsy #CNXI #CN12 #clinical ... #video #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
peripheral 12th nerve ... speech: cranial nerves ... NateWarnerMD #Tongue ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Tumor • Motor Nerves ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... heavy metals), Critical ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... oticus) wit Facial Nerve ... anterior 2/3 of tongue ... #Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... junction, cranial nerve ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... #Differential #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
) • BULBAR: Tongue ... fasciculations ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Brain stem/Cranial nerve ... - Repetitive nerve ... diagnosis #management #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 ... constipation Differential ... decreased rectal tone ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology