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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the differential diagnosis ... clinically characterized ... very different clinical ... and a positive Babinski ... reflex, presenting
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... and multiple spinal ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Physical Exam - Babinski ... is a clinical sign ... pressure over the dorsal ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #UMN
Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Physical Exam - Babinski ... is a clinical sign ... pressure over the dorsal ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #UMN
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... reflexes: Areflexia ... UMN Symptoms ... #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... axonal • MRI - Spinal
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN ... Hyperreflexia, Clonus, Babinski ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Progressive MS (Spinal
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #management #neurology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... Areas of diagnostic ... boxes indicate final ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... #nephrology #causes