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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the differential diagnosis ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... positive Babinski reflex ... the spinal cord, peripheral ... #musclearc #flaccid
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... weakness in the ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... : Weakness, loss ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
In this video, you ... , indicating a peripheral ... He also had some ... fasiculations = LMN ... #CN12 #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
rapidly progressive flaccid ... : • 1-2 cases/ ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
rapidly progressive flaccid ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... or the axon of peripheral ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... #management #neurology