Neurology Prof Stark 4 Flashcards
Clinical exams
large fibre vs small fibre
large: motor, sensory (large myelianted)
small: sensory (small myelinated, unmyelinated), autonomic
what sensory fibres does reflexes depend on?
large fibre
trunk neuropathy distal distribution presentation
christmas tree distribution
thick nerves on exam clue
chronic myelination - CMT in particular due to duration of chronic demyelination but can also occur in CIDP, localised in diabetes
sx of IgM kappa neuropathy
motor distal neuropathy with tremor
check point inhibitor neuropathy
inflammatory (GBS picture)
what Ab is assos w Miller Fisher variant GBS
GQ1B
progression of sx in syringomyelia
asymmetrical sensory loss in limbs
LMN signs of wasting
long tract signs to lower limbs
can also pick up sympathetic tract and horner’s syndrome