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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Neuromuscular Weakness ... CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... #Differential # ... Neurology #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (2% of facial nerve ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Tumor • Motor Nerves ... heavy metals), Critical ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... 4-6%), Humeral Shaft ... Small muscles of hand ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis ... #neurology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Interosseous Peripheral Nerve ... #Interosseous #Nerve ... #Sign #OKSign #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #orthopedics #Hand
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Test for Ulnar Nerve ... for pinch grip weakness ... #Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology ... orthopedics #sports #hand
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation and ... Clinical suspicion ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA