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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Cardio-pulmonary disease ... • Endocrine 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 ... Diseases Fellowship ... legs #clinical #photo
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:
trauma • Acute: Infections ... encephalopathies, CJD ... Chronic: Storage disease ... dehydration, primary progressive ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology