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Differential diagnosis Flashcards

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UMN examination signs

A

increased tone
spasticity
brisk reflexes + upgoing plantars
weakness

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LMN examination signs

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wasting + fasciculation
decreased tone
reduced reflexes
weakness

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causes: bilateral UMN signs (pyramidal weakness)

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MS
transverse myelitis
cervical myelopathy
brainstem stroke
hereditary spastic paraplegia
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causes: unilateral UMN signs (pyramidal weakness)

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brain: CVA, SOL, MS (-> hemisensory loss)
brainstem: MS
SC - trauma, SOL, abscess (-> sensory level)

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causes: bilateral LMN signs (distal weakness) with abnormal sensation distally

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alcohol + amiodarone
B12 deficiency
charcot-marie tooth
diabetic neuropathy
herpes zoster, HIV, syphilis
inflammatory - SLE, RA

ABCDHI
sensorimotor polyneuropathy

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causes: bilateral LMN signs (distal weakness) with normal sensation

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GBS

others but rogue

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