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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness • Motor Neuron ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness with Sensory ... Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness without Sensory ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... #Causes
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
lancinating - Peripheral ... Deafferentation - Loss of sensory ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
form part of the differential ... neurotransmitter cause ... hyporeflexia without sensory ... This lesion causes ... the spinal cord, peripheral
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Sensory Input Category ... Retinopathy • Clues ... Examples: - Peripheral ... Myopathies - Motor neuron ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential