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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness • Motor Neuron ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Upper Motor Neuron ... Lower motor neuron ... itself as the neuron ... between a motor neuron ... The motor neuron
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Syncope #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Neuro #Syncope #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Syncope ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Neuro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
arteriole in the nephron ... tubule in the nephron ... blood into the nephron ... Release of purine bases
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
Bulbar motor Neuron ... CN12 #clinical #video
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... peripheral motor neuron ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
means upper motor neuron ... Abnormal #clinical #video
Ankle Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is another sign of injury to the upper motor neuron. 

via
the upper motor neuron ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Segments of the Nephron ... organic acids and bases ... vasopressin control #Nephron