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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
of Peripheral Weakness ... With and Without Sensory ... Algorithm With Sensory ... • No Objective Weakness ... #Peripheral #Weakness
An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Sensory Disturbances

#algorithm #weakness #sensorydisturbances #ddxof
Evaluation of Sensory ... #algorithm #weakness
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Lesion - Suspended sensory ... temperature sensations, weakness ... sign, variable weakness ... - Ipsilateral weakness ... multiradicular pain, leg weakness
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Dementia • +/- Sensory ... May be without sensory ... contralateral sensory ... contralateral to weakness ... ipsilateral to weakness
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
of Peripheral Weakness ... with Sensory Changes ... #Peripheral #Weakness ... #Sensory #Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral leg weakness ... face, arm > leg weakness ... , sensory loss, ... Contralateral motor or sensory ... ataxia with crossed sensory
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... without Sensory ... No Objective Weakness ... #Peripheral #Weakness
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Thalamic lesion: sensory ... contralateral sensory ... with ipsilateral weakness ... (g) Individual sensory ... Neurology #Patterns #Sensory
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Progressive muscle weakness ... Progression of weakness ... involvement, Mild sensory ... persistent asymmetry of weakness ... in CSF • Sharp sensory
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
/paralysis - Weakness ... abnormal often- Sensory ... Back pain • Weakness ... • Sensory loss ... : Sensory level