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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... Tarsal tunnel syndrome ... • Compartment syndrome ... Immobilization) • Acute ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and #Acute ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
• SVC syndrome ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam ... #Pathophysiology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Weakness: Starts in legs ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... variants: (1) acute
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Pathophysiology: ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Locked-In Syndrome on Physical Exam

56 year-old male with acute onset altered sensorium. Suffered a cardiac arrest
Locked-In Syndrome ... year-old male with acute ... #LockedIn #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Leg Motor Restlessness ... Physical Exam Leg ... Syndrome (RLS) ... Restlessness #LMR #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... • EEG: With persistent ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Leg Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis can be seen in peripheral neuropathies also! Check out this leg
Leg Asterixis on ... Check out this leg ... Guillain Barre syndrome ... #Asterixis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology