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Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness with Sensory ... Compression: • Carpal ... #Peripheral #Weakness ... #Causes
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... spinal artery injury ... Upper extremity weakness ... anesthesia. leg weakness ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
in Carpal Tunnel ... In this case, the ... #Hand #Carpal # ... Tunnel #Syndrome #clinical ... physicaleaxm #neurology #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Anterior Shoulder ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Phrenic nerve injury ... heavy metals), Critical ... Neuromuscular #Weakness
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Elevation (Pain > Weakness ... immobility • Critical ... infarction, Acute renal injury ... Subacute to Chronic Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... findings: - Weakness ... result in: - Weakness
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Proximal Muscle Weakness ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hornblower Test for Teres Minor Injury

With the elbow and shoulder flexed to 90 degrees within the
for Teres Minor Injury ... positive if there is weakness ... #Teres #Minor #Injury ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm