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Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
for Meningitis ... : Non-specific Kernig ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... ; Spec: 60-80% Lumbar ... #physicalexam #
Tongue Fasciculations and atrophy of the tongue as a sign of bulbar denervation. It is a
Fasciculations and atrophy ... the tongue as a sign ... of bulbar denervation ... clinical #video #neurology ... #denervation #PhysicalExam
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
muscles, muscle atrophy ... of UMN and LMN signs ... progressive muscular atrophy ... loss of muscle (atrophy ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms and signs ... extremity and/or bulbar ... Loss of muscle (atrophy ... #neurology #differential
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Manifestations and Diagnosis ... findings, Lyme serology ... eventually becominq atrophic ... to months - Meningitis ... #Signs #Symptoms