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PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
INJURIES #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Peripheral ... #Extremity #BrachialPlexus ... Radial #Median #Ulnar ... #Table
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... Can begin in arms ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Diagnosis: • ... management #treatment #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... posterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... with peripheral nerve ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... paralysis of all extremity ... #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
 •
compression of nerve ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... #causes #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
affects the knee hip ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease ... #JointPain #Diagnosis
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
with effective ART ... immunosuppressive regimen MSM ... without HIV infection ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... /or optic nerve ... #management #neurology