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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia ... Neuromuscular #Weakness
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
findings: - Weakness ... sense - Variable weakness ... Etiology: - Syringomyelia ... result in: - Weakness ... in: - Muscle weakness
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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sclerosis • Syringomyelia ... lower extremity weakness
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
Syringomyelia ... proprioception #Syringomyelia
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Kara Lau @ytk_lau

#Weakness #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Weakness - Differential ... Lau @ytk_lau #Weakness
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Weakness

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Weakness #Algorithm #Evaluation #Diagnosis #Differential #Neurology
Evaluation of Weakness ... Fadial @thame #Weakness
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Myalgia, Muscle weakness ... Psychosis, Deafness ... of movement, Deafness
The Iron Cross of Weakness - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Weakness #IronCross #Differential
Iron Cross of Weakness ... Wiese, MD, FACP #Weakness
Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
Neurological Patterns of Weakness ... Neurology #Patterns #Weakness
An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Sensory Disturbances

#algorithm #weakness #sensorydisturbances #ddxof
#algorithm #weakness