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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
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
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
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
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
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
near the target muscle ... stimulation leads to muscle ... Versus #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Table #Neurology
Grading of Muscle Strength (1-5):

5 - The muscle can move the joint it crosses through a
Grading of Muscle ... -5): 5 - The muscle ... #Grading #Muscle ... Strength #Grades #Diagnosis ... #Neurology