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Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

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Gowers' Sign on ... dystrophy (DMD) ... #Gowers #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #dystrophy #DMD
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... , often from vascular ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Indicative of proximal muscle weakness in muscular dystrophy.

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Gowers' Sign on ... muscle weakness in muscular ... dystrophy. ... #neurology #clinical ... #dystrophy #DMD
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... dystrophy, Myotonic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Bladder (Medication, DM ... #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... - Amy Chung, MD ... , MSc @AmyChung ... secondary #management #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... myositis • Genetic: Muscular ... myopathies, the muscular ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome - Myotonic dystrophy ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology