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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... DIAGNOSES - ... junction - Muscle ... Peripheral nerve - Muscle ... #Differential #Neurology
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
more than one muscle ... simplicity, certain muscles ... or muscle groups ... Myotomes #SpinalCord #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Localization
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
dilator pupillae muscle ... superior tarsal muscle ... or Müller's muscle ... Horners #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology
Tongue Myotonia on Physical Exam

Delayed muscle relaxation was seen after tongue percussion.

#Tongue #Myotonia #PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Exam Delayed muscle ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal Muscle ... or peripheral neurologic ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Extraocular Muscle Actions & Clinical Testing
What about clinical testing of extraocular muscle function & associated nerve
Extraocular Muscle ... Actions & Clinical ... Testing What about clinical ... of extraocular muscle ... #Actions #diagnosis
The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
#Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Radiology ... #CTChest #Subendocardial
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Neuromuscular Junction 6 Muscle ... Nerve #Neuropathy #Neurology ... #Localization #Diagnosis
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
to his anterior chest ... neck extensor muscle ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... Peds #Pediatrics #neurology