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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
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... contralateral extremity ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pulses - Hair loss ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #otology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... , lower extremity ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... paralysis of all extremity ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... focal neurologic ... of the abducens nerve ... CNS #Infections #differential
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 ... Diagnosis: • ... cord infarct • HIV ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
, lower extremity ... LMN: Weakness, loss ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology