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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Mitochondrial myopathy ... , Polymyositis/dermatomyositis ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
• Congenital Myopathy ... Statin Toxicity • Dermatomyositis ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
proximal weakness Myopathy ... • Metabolic myopathies ... aminotransferases • Serology ... Muscle Biopsy: Dermatomyositis ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
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
Myositis and Myopathies ... #Inflammatory #myopathies ... #Dermatomyositis ... #Hypothyroid myopathy ... Statin-induced myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ... - Dermatomyositis ... Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy ... #Inflammatory #Myopathies ... #Idiopathic #Myopathy
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy ... or peripheral neurologic ... • Metabolic myopathies ... Mitochondrial myopathy ... differential #causes #neurology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2 Dermatomyositis ... load Drug-induced myopathy ... 5-15% of lupus myopathy ... #myopathy #differential
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Critical Illness Myopathy ... - Metabolic Myopathies ... - Inflammatory myopathy ... : dermatomyositis ... polymyositis, necrotizing myopathy
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
• Inflammatory myopathy ... polymyositis, dermatomyositis ... → Inflammatory myopathies ... Statin-induced myopathy ... - Necrotizing myopathy
Dermatomyositis
A middle-aged man describes progressive difficulty combing his hair and rising from a seated position over
Dermatomyositis ... This is a case of dermatomyositis ... usually indicates myopathy ... AndreMansoor #Dermatomyositis