PATH: Peripheral Nerves/Muscle Disorders Flashcards
Mechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Pathology (Demylenation vs. Axonopathy)
Demyelination: Conduction Velocity Impacted
Axonopathy: Amplitude Impacted
Clinical Pattern of Peripheral Nerve Pathology?
Causes?
Clinical Pattern of Peripheral Nerve Pathology?
Causes?
Clinical Pattern of Peripheral Nerve Pathology?
Causes?
Autonomic Neuropathy Characteristics?
Proximal vs. Distal Motor Weakness?
Characteristics of Thiamine (B1) Deficiency?
Characteristics of Pyridoxine (B6) Deficiency?
Characteristics of Cobalamin (B12) Deficiency?
Diabetic Neuropathy
- Modalities Impacted
- Axonopathic/Demyelinating
- Characteristics
Uremia
- Modalities Impacted
- Axonopathic/Demyelinating
- Characteristics
Toxic causes of Peripheral neuropathy?
Spinocerebellar (Friedreich’s) Ataxia (SCA)
- Modalities Impacted
- Axonopathic/Demyelinating
- Characteristics
- Complications
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
- Modalities Impacted
- Genetic Causes of each subtype (CMT 1A, CMT1B, CMT 1X, CMT2)
- Axonopathic/Demyelinating
- Presentation
- Complications
Hereditary Causes of Neuropathy?
Spinocerebellar (Friedreich’s) Ataxia (SCA)
- Sensory/Axonopathic
- Inactivating GAA repeats in Frataxin gene
- Impaired mitochondrial iron handling
- Difficulty walking (before 20)
- Pes Cavus & Kyphoscoliosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Optic atrophy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
- Sensory and Motor / Demylenating (CMT2 Axonopathic)
- Autosomal Dominant or X-Linked (CMT 1X)
- Foot drop & wasting
- Champagne bottle/Stork legs
- Pes Cavus & Scoliosis
- Schwann cell hyperplasia and hypertrophic neuropathy (except CMT 2)
Infectious Causes of Neuropathy? How to Distinguish?
- Modalities Impacted
- Axonopathic/Demyelinating
- Presentation
- Complications