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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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with Duchenne muscular ... dystrophy (DMD) ... #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular ... #dystrophy #DMD
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

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muscle weakness in muscular ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #pediatrics ... #muscular #dystrophy ... #DMD #Duchenne
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
disorders, ALS, MS ... , muscular dystrophy ... , spinal muscular ... esophagitis • Lower ... Matthew Ho, MD
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... myopathy • Myotonic dystrophy ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... #Ptosis #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... Mixed upper and lower ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... stopping walking (vascular ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
can signal vascular ... risk high with vascular ... obtain x-rays, vascular ... Posterior #Injury #msk ... #clinical #video