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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Mass - Differential ... Spermatocele Spermatic Cord ... ScrotalMass #Testicular #Urology ... #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Sub-Cortical (Corona radiata ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... finding in spinal cord ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Causes of Peripheral ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peroneal • Radial ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Causes
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... Extension None L4 Medial ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Mass: Subdural Hematoma ... Disorders #dementia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... the posterior cord ... When clinically ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Herniated disc - Hematoma ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology