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Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
of Peripheral Weakness ... with Sensory Changes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Radiculopathy ... #Sensory #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm With ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... ipsilateral to weakness ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
without Sensory ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Objective ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Foot drop and sensory ... claudication and weakness ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... system: Brain tumor ... signs - Lack of sensory ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Sensory level ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... at the level of sensory ... paralysis - Sensory ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology