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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Tumor • Motor Nerves ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... injury, Sarcoid ... heavy metals), Critical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... palsy, testing ... Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #orthopedics #sports
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Clinical Features ... • Weakness: Starts ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the side of a nerve ... or spinal root injury ... damage to the pyramidal ... testing occurs ... is best elicited
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... - Further testing ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management