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Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
Neurological Patterns of Weakness ... cord lesion • Polyneuropathy ... Neurology #Patterns #Weakness
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
of Peripheral Weakness ... • Ischemia Polyneuropathy ... Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ... #Peripheral #Weakness
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
of Peripheral Weakness ... Mononeuropathy - Other • Polyneuropathy ... • No Objective Weakness ... #Peripheral #Weakness
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Generalized Weakness ... , tumor), LMN (Polyneuropathy ... #Generalized #Weakness
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
progressive flaccid weakness ... symmetric muscle weakness ... to a week • Weakness ... Features: • Weakness ... variants: (1) acute polyneuropathy
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Approach To Weakness ... Muscle • Muscle weakness ... • Symmetric polyneuropathy ... Exercise-induced weakness
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
with ipsilateral weakness ... (h) Polyneuropathy
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy ... Myelopathy with muscle weakness
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
changes - Pain, weakness ... encephalopathy - Polyneuropathy
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Syndrome An acute polyneuropathy