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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardio-pulmonary disease ... • Endocrine Disease ... Gravis • Lambert-Eaton ... #Neurology #Differential
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
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... or peripheral neurologic ... diseaseMyasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Gravis - Physical ... #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #Maneuvers #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
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Eaton Syndrome, Myasthenia ... Gravis, Organophosphate ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Gravis on Physical ... non-localized EOM weakness ... Myasthenia gravis ... gravis has been ... #Gravis #PhysicalExam
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... Gravis is fatiguable ... Gravis Extraocular ... Subdural Hemorrhage Grave's
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