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Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
proximal myalgia and weakness ... symmetric muscle weakness ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Mitochondrial myopathy
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
gain, Anorexia, Cold ... Myalgia, Muscle weakness ... Carpal timel syndrome ... hypertrophy, Proximal myopathy ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... - Radiation myelopathy
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
/paralysis - Weakness ... Causes: 1. ... - Radiation myelopathy ... - Radiation myelopathy ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
is a clinical syndrome ... and scaly skin, myopathy ... Myopathy due to ... reflex hammer, caused ... Hypothyroidism #PhysicalExam
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Aseptic Meningitis, Myelopathy ... autoantibodies that will cause ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
rapid onset of weakness ... (Myelopathy) without ... Weakness: - Weakness ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... • HIV related myelopathy ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... lower extremity weakness