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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent Causes ... junction - Muscle ... Peripheral nerve - Muscle ... #Differential #Neurology ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... or peripheral neurologic ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
more than one muscle ... simplicity, certain muscles ... or muscle groups ... Myotomes #SpinalCord #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Localization
Marcus Gunn Phenomenon - Jaw Winking Syndrome

Jaw-winking syndrome is thought to be caused by abnormal innervation
thought to be caused ... of the levator muscle ... Most cases are congenital ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... one papillary muscle ... fused papillary muscles ... of a papillary muscle ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Renal Failure Prognosis - The eGFR and proteinuria offers a general prognosis as demonstrated in the
and proteinuria offers ... Prognosis #Heatmap #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... exercise) • Muscle ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Hereditary Common Causes ... Schema #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
Gowers' Sign on ... Physical Exam Caused ... by proximal muscle ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #PhysicalExam #neurology