NUMBNESS/WEAKNESS Flashcards
numbness/weakness key hx: onset
acute, chronic, relapsing
numbness/weakness key hx: location
distribution (UL/BL, proximal/distal)
numbness/weakness key hx: timing
duration/progression
numbness/weakness key hx: character
pain (headache, neck/back pain)
numbness/weakness key hx: assoc. sxs
constitutional sxs
other neuro sxs
numbness/weakness key hx: med hx
hx or diabetes, alcoholism, atherosclerotic vascular dz
numbness/weakness key PE
VS
neuro and MSK exams
relevant vascular exam
TIA ddx
stroke
migraine with sensory aura
hypoglycemia
seizure with Todd paresis
TIA w/u
ct head cbc elytes, glucose fasting lipid panel ecg mri brain doppler u/s carotid echocardiography eeg
stroke ddx
tia seizure with Todd paresis intracranial neoplasm subdural or epidural hematoma hypoglycemia
stroke w/u
ct head cbc elytes, glucose pt/ptt/inr fasting lipid panel mri brain mra doppler u/s carotid echocardiography ecg
guillain-barre syndrome ddx
MS
transverse myelitis
spinal cord compression
peripheral neuropathy
guillain-barre syndrome w/u
cbc elytes mri spine cpk electromyography nerve conduction studies lp -- csf analysis PFTs serum b12
MS ddx
stroke cns vasculitis conversion disorder malingering cns tumor vitamin b12 deficiency neurosyphilis
MS w/u
cbc esr ana, anca vdrl/rpr serum b12 mri brain, spine lp -- csf analysis visual evoked potentials