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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
without Sensory ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Oculomotor • Myasthenia ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
of Peripheral Weakness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • No Objective Weakness ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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of Peripheral Weakness ... with Sensory Changes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Peripheral #Weakness ... #Sensory #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
variable degree of weakness ... Limb- proximal weakness ... Diagnosis - ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... contralateral to weakness ... ipsilateral to weakness ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... or peripheral neurologic ... disease • Myasthenia ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
temperature sensations, weakness ... sign, variable weakness ... - Ipsilateral weakness ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral leg weakness ... face, arm > leg weakness ... , sensory loss, ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... for neck flexor weakness ... BrighamMedRes #Myasthenia ... PhysicalExam #Maneuvers #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... or respiratory weakness ... or generalized weakness ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology