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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
pathology and muscle disorders ... disorder and form ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... positive Babinski reflex ... cord, peripheral
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and multiple spinal ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Cord Causes: 1 ... : Areflexia UMN ... #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... diagnosis #management #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 ... MRI brain and C-spine ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Examples: - Peripheral ... deficiency) - Spinal ... neuron disease (ALS ... weakness, muscle ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology