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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... the spinal cord (Myelopathy ... Weakness: - Weakness ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
80%) - Proximal Weakness ... 10%) - Proximal Weakness ... femoral heads • Myopathy ... (Also caused by ... Complications #pathophysiology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... #differential #causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness - With ... • No Objective Weakness ... Oculomotor • Myopathy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Elevation (Pain > Weakness ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... (Weakness > Pain ... PROXIMAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness without ... No Objective Weakness ... • Congenital Myopathy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Myositis Necrotizing myopathy ... level of muscle weakness ... and anti-HMGCR myopathy ... have significant weakness ... after 2 years of treatment
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
proximal myalgia and weakness ... any time during treatment ... symmetric muscle weakness ... after DC Statin Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... Neuromuscular #Weakness ... #Causes #differential
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... I am weak": • Myopathy ... #Generalized #Weakness ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes