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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... • Endocrine Disease ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Demyelinating Disease ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... → "setting sun sign ... " - Vascular disease ... diagnosis #pineal #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... disease • Myasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
Beevor's Sign on ... abdominis muscle weakness ... facioscapulohumeral muscular ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #umbilicus #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

A sign of proximal muscle weakness seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
proximal muscle weakness ... seen in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
Gowers' Sign on ... proximal muscle weakness ... in muscular dystrophy ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #pediatrics
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology #clinical
Gowers' Sign on ... proximal muscle weakness ... in muscular dystrophy ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #pediatrics