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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... Neuropathy • Spinal ... #Differential #
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Motor Neuron ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Strength, Normal Reflexes ... Syndromes - Spinal ... Cord • Spinal
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Lower motor neuron ... - Upper motor neuron ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... /paralysis - Weakness ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... diagnosis #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
brain up to the spinal ... form part of the differential ... muscle atrophy, weakness ... positive Babinski reflex ... cord, peripheral
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Upper Motor Neuron ... Lesions of the spinal ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... #Differential #
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
of Dysarthria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hyperactive gag reflex ... and Pitch • Spinal-Cerebellar ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... Examples: - Peripheral ... deficiency) - Spinal ... • Clues: Focal weakness ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential