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Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic #gait ... Typical causes of ... cerebellar type (MSA-C
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
wasting, vitamin D deficiency ... (from multiple causes ... weakness, waddling gait ... of underlying cause ... mild-mod vitamin D deficiency
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Trendelenburg Gait ... Trendelenburg #Gait ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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• Vitamin D Deficiency ... • Phosphate Deficiency ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... Pernicious anemia/B12 deficiency ... ) - Waddling gait ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... : Acid maltase deficiency ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Causes of Gait Disturbance ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Niemann-Pick Disease #Gait ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... Vit B12, B6, Cu deficiency ... lower #extremity #msk
Weight Gain / Obesity  - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Expenditure:
 • Sedentary Lifestyle
 • Smoking Cessation
Weight Gain / Obesity ... Hypogonadism • GH Deficiency ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... effect - Thiamine deficiency