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Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia ... gravis, Wernicke's ... Thyroid myopathy (Graves ... disease), Ophthalmoplegic ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... Gravis • Lambert-Eaton ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... sclerosis • Myasthenia ... gravis • GBS ... lesion of MLF) • Graves ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis ... Gravis is an autoimmune ... of Myasthenia Gravis ... Gravis Treatment ... #Gravis #diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
or peripheral neurologic ... diseaseMyasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #differential #
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic ... Gravis is fatiguable ... Gravis Extraocular ... Subdural Hemorrhage Grave's
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
heavy metals), Critical ... Eaton Syndrome, Myasthenia ... Gravis, Organophosphate ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... : • Based on clinical ... - Improves clinical ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
think about three clinical ... Myasthenia gravis ... disease affecting ... gravis • Botulinum ... gravis • Ocular
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Parkinson's • Myasthenia ... Gravis Pharmacologic