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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... Lead toxicity • Progressive ... involvement, elevated CK ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
hypotension, rash progressing ... chronic liver disease ... hemolytic anemia, CKD ... University Infectious Diseases ... legs #clinical #photo
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
degenerative, progressive ... and irreversible disease ... time, and can cause ... present in the video ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
versus molecular mimicry ... super-antigen mediated disease ... IgG index • Progression ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... encephalopathies, CJD ... Chronic: Storage disease ... dehydration, primary progressive ... #neurology
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
End-Stage Renal Disease ... end-stage renal disease ... with anorexia, nausea ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology