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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lower Motor Neuron ... hyperactive gag reflex ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Cauda equina syndrome ... of Cauda Equina Syndrome ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Examine for signs ... #neurology #comatose
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Horner’s syndrome ... palsy • Horner syndrome ... Blepharophimosis syndrome ... #Ptosis #neurology ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology