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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
can happen) • Muscle ... over time) • Weakness ... reflexes (at those muscles ... intense, 10/10) • Sensory ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... diagnosis #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
without Sensory ... Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Levels Spinal Root Sensory ... Dermatomes Abdominal Muscles ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Non-Cardiac Sensory ... Performance Measures • Weakness ... Abnormalities Musculo-skeletal
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Upper extremity weakness ... Sensory loss below ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... • Muscle weakness ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... - Lack of sensory ... #Differential #
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pain/Proximal Muscle ... Weakness • Vitamin ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
at the level of sensory ... result in: - Muscle ... paralysis - Sensory ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... syndromes #lesions #differential