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PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
PERIPHERAL NERVE ... INJURIES #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Peripheral ... #Roots #Injuries ... Radial #Median #Ulnar
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
or the axon of peripheral ... paralysis of all extremity ... and sensitive tests ... roots and cauda ... #management #neurology
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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compression of nerve ... roots of lumbar ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... glomeruli, and peripheral ... extremities, upper extremity ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #classification
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
neurosyphilis, cranial nerve ... - Ocular syphilis ... have positive serology ... roots, causing ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... hypertension, lower extremity ... Mononeuritis Multiplex • Peripheral