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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Cardio-pulmonary disease ... Deconditioning • Arthritis ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Pectoralis Muscle Fasciculations in ALS

A sign of lower motor neuron disease.

#Pectoralis #Muscle #Fasciculations #ALS #clincal #video
Pectoralis Muscle ... Fasciculations ... in ALS A sign ... lower motor neuron disease ... clincal #video #neurology
Pectoralis Muscle Fasciculations in ALS

A sign of lower motor neuron disease.

#Pectoralis #Muscle #Fasciculations #ALS #clincal #video
Pectoralis Muscle ... Fasciculations ... in ALS A sign ... lower motor neuron disease ... clincal #video #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... twitching (fasciculations ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Tongue Fasciculations in Kennedy's Disease

A man in his 40’s with progressive nasal twang, dysphagia and weakness
Tongue Fasciculations ... pectoral crease (sign ... characterized by muscle ... bobvarkey #Tongue #Fasciculations ... #physicalexam #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... twitching (fasciculations ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
fever, chills, muscle ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... Meningitis, septic arthritis