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Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

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Bilateral LMN palsy ... differentiates this from an UMN ... fasciculations #LMN ... CN12 #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Central - Small Lesion ... distribution in lesion ... Ipsilateral weakness (UMN ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord regions ... least two or more regions ... Other possible diagnosis ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
with ALS - This LMN ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Lesion - infarction ... Tongue #Deviation #UMN ... palsy #clinical #video ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam ... #neurology
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
#Reflex #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Space occupying lesions ... Gravis - Lack of UMN ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... the site of a lesion ... : Areflexia UMN ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Argyll-Robertson Pupil on Physical Exam
Small (myotic), irregular pupil that do not react to light but do
It is due lesion ... Robertson #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
from spinal cord lesions ... Beevors #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #umbilicus #neurology