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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Chaddock's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral
Chaddock's Sign ... stroking of the lateral ... malleolus causes ... #Chaddocks #Reflex ... #clinical #neurology
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Chaddock's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral
Chaddock's Sign ... stroking of the lateral ... malleolus causes ... #Chaddocks #Reflex ... #clinical #neurology
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... differential #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... • Natural history ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... signs and/or symptoms ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... Isolated lower, bilateral ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause