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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 ... #CNXII #CN12 #clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... , LMN and brainstem ... and LMN signs to ... Exam: clinical evidence
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
LMN syndromes are ... clinically characterized ... UMC & LMN lesions ... very different clinical ... #LMN #Muscleweakness
Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
with ALS - This LMN ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Floppy Baby Syndrome
 • Infantile Botulism
 • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
 • Guillain Barre
 • Neonatal Myasthenia
Myasthenia Gravis Clinical ... is crucial • UMN ... LMN signs - Assess
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Deviation caused by UMN ... The UMN innervation ... looks like a left LMN ... CT brain ⬇️ Dx- UMN ... #CNXII #palsy #clinical
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
lower extremities, LMN ... small band of LMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... and LMN types) ... weakness (purely LMN
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... : Areflexia UMN ... plantar response LMN
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
fasiculations = LMN ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Infection • Neuro: UMN ... stroke, tumor), LMN