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Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Neuropathy • Proprioception ... Elderly #Geriatrics #Differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... vibration and proprioception ... Hemiplegia #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Disturbance - Differential ... • Visual • Proprioceptive ... #Disturbance #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
lesion - Loss of proprioception ... Presentation: - Loss of proprioception ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for Proprioception ... Romberg's sign) → Proprioceptive ... neurology #diagnosis #proprioception
Positive Romberg Test on Physical Exam

The Romberg test is a test of the body's proprioception (sense
of the body's proprioception ... neurology #cerebellar #proprioception
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
vibration and proprioception ... motor, vibration, proprioception
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
light touch and proprioception
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
variable loss of proprioception ... Dorsal - Loss of proprioception ... type) and loss of proprioception
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
patient must rely on proprioception