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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... 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 ... - Causes progressive ... course of the disease ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... Hematuria: • Urethritis ... #urology #nephrology
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 ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... twitching (fasciculations ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Management #treatment #neurology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
striated and smooth muscle ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... shoulder and hip • Muscle ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... tract, and often causes