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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent Causes ... Neuromuscular Weakness ... Spinal cord - Peripheral ... #Differential #Neurology ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... Subtle extensor weakness ... test characteristics ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #neurology #cva
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness with Sensory ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Causes
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
for pinch grip weakness ... caused by ulnar ... nerve palsy, testing ... clinical #video #neurology ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... • Central or peripheral ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... #neurology