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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Weakness CRITICAL ... nerve - Neuromuscular ... junction - Muscle ... nerve - Muscle ... #Neurology #Causes
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nervous ... 3 Peripheral ... 5 Neuromuscular ... Junction 6 Muscle ... #Neuropathy #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Hyperreflexia • Neuromuscular ... Junction - Fatigability ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal ... Tumor • Motor Nerves ... junction: Botulism ... #Weakness #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Muscular Atrophy Neuromuscular ... Junction - Fatigability ... #Weakness #Neurology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased LOC, Axial Weakness ... Weakness - Nerves ... Degeneration - Neuromuscular ... Junction
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
: • Non-neuromuscular ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Mononeuropathy: Nerve ... Neuromuscular Junction ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic ... Dislocation • Functional ... Abnormalities Neuromuscular ... Junction • Myasthenia
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Lesions Facial weakness ... VII, the facial nerve ... face continues to function ... Central #Facial #Nerve ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
the postsynaptic neuromuscular ... junction. ... blocks receptor function ... - Repetitive nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology