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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuron and Motor Neuropathy ... elevated CK #Peripheral ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
• Anemia • Peripheral ... neuropathy • ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuron and Motor Neuropathy ... #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Sensitive Input: Sens. neuropathy ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... Neuropathy • Metabolic ... • Infectious: HIV ... #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... • Central or peripheral ... neurologic disease ... Infections - HIV ... mimics #diagnosis #differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Polyradiculopathy, Peripheral ... Neuropathy • ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Zone Lymphoma (HCV ... et diutinum Neurologic ... myopathy • Anti MAG ... neuropathy • Scleromyxedema ... Hematology #Monoclonal #Differential
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
, indicating a peripheral ... the patient to say ... CN VII (facial weakness ... course of empiric IV ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology