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Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nervous ... and Nerves 3 Peripheral ... Nerve—Mono-neuropathy 4 Peripheral ... Nerve— Polyneuropathy ... 6 Muscle #Peripheral
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
Acute / Subacute Peripheral ... Polyneuropathy ... VITAMINS #Mnemonic #Peripheral ... #Polyneuropathy
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... • Ischemia Polyneuropathy ... Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ... Infection #Peripheral
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Syndrome An acute polyneuropathy ... disorder Of the peripheral
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Mononeuropathy - Other • Polyneuropathy ... elevated CK #Peripheral
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
including ataxia, polyneuropathy ... the central and peripheral ... depression and polyneuropathy
NPSLE - Neurological and Psychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 • Central: Aseptic meningitis, Cerebrovascular disease,
, Psychosis • Peripheral ... neuropathy, Plexopathy, Polyneuropathy
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy ... muscle weakness, peripheral
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Lesions Of The Peripheral ... • Symmetric polyneuropathy
Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
cord lesion • Polyneuropathy