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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Tumor • Motor Nerves ... : ALS, Cervical ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... 4) progressive muscular ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
macroglossia Nails: • Dystrophy ... Increased plasma cells ... fatigue • Nail dystrophy ... carotene levels Nerve ... Tests: • Nerve
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Lesions of Cranial Nerves ... Myasthenia Gravis • Muscular ... Dystrophy Upper ... jerk, hyperactive gag ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulse deficits vascular ... affects the skin, neurologic ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... aneurysms can also