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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
/paralysis - Weakness ... - Radiation myelopathy ... - Radiation myelopathy ... Back pain • Weakness ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
of Peripheral Weakness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • No Objective Weakness ... Oculomotor • Myopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
Neurological Patterns of Weakness ... Polyneuropathy • Myopathy ... Neurology #Patterns #Weakness
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
symmetric muscle weakness ... symmetric muscle weakness ... Fever, No muscle weakness ... asymmetric muscle weakness ... Proximal muscle weakness
Myositis and Myopathies
#ESR #CK #Differential diagnosis of myopathy 
#Inflammatory #myopathies	#Dermatomyositis	
#muscle weakness
#Polymyositis	
#Inclusion body myositis
#Polymyalgia rheumatica	
#Fibromyalgia	
#Hypothyroid myopathy	
#Muscle stiffness
#Drug-induced
Differential diagnosis of myopathy ... Dermatomyositis #muscle weakness ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... Statin-induced myopathy ... Cocaine-induced myopathy
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... • Gross motor weakness ... early signs) #Myelopathy
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Objective Weakness ... • Congenital Myopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Kara Lau @ytk_lau

#Weakness #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lau @ytk_lau #Weakness ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Weakness

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Weakness #Algorithm #Evaluation #Diagnosis #Differential #Neurology
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Weakness ... Fadial @thame #Weakness ... #Algorithm #Evaluation
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevation (Pain > Weakness ... Critical Illness Myopathy ... Chronic Causes (Weakness ... PROXIMAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS ... - Inflammatory myopathy