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Jaw-Jerk Reflex Clonus in ALS

- Neurology Pro - A DDx Tool @ProDdx

#JawJerk #Jaw #Jerk #Reflex #Clonus
Jaw-Jerk Reflex Clonus ... Tool @ProDdx #JawJerk ... #Jerk #Reflex #Clonus ... video #neurology #amyotrophic ... #lateral #sclerosis
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
Jaw Clonus on Physical ... examination showed jaw clonus ... a diagnosis of amyotrophic ... lateral sclerosis ... #Jaw #Clonus #PhysicalExam
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Accident • MuItiple Sclerosis ... • Amvotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis ... Intermittent Symptoms ... Intermittent Symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) ... examination finding of amyotrophy ... Jaw Jerk reflex, Clonus ... fasciculations Common Symptoms
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Hyperreflexia, Clonus ... defect SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms ... Functionally disabling symptoms ... /or cerebellar symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... • Multiple sclerosis ... Tumors • Glomus
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... lymphadenopathy 3) B symptoms ... Splenomegaly 5) Symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... B-cell lineage ALL Symptoms ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
injury - Multiple sclerosis ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... degeneration - Multiple sclerosis ... are spared Conus
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
constitutional symptoms ... type) < 3 g/dL • Clonal ... proliferative disorder • Clonal ... hematology #diagnosis #oncology