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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY Flashcards

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Causes of painful peripheral neuropathy?

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DAM IT BICH

DRUGS

  • alcohol
  • vincristine
  • phenytoin
  • isoniazid

Metabolic

  • DM
  • hypoglycemia
  • hypothyroidism

Infectious

  • GBS
  • leprosy

Tumours

  • Horners
  • paraneoplastic syndrome

Hereditary
- Charcot-Marie

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Peripheral nervous system sensory changes?

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Glove and stocking loss

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Causes of predominantly motor neuropathy?

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GBS
HEREDITARY MOTOR/SENSORY
DM
LEAD POISOINING

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Causes of peripheral neuropathy?

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Drugs (isoniazid, phenytoin, cisplatinum, heavy metals, amiodarone) 
Alcohol abuse
Metabolic
GBS
Malignancy 
Vitamin deficiency 
SLE
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Causes of proximal muscle weakness?

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Myopathy
Neuromuscular junction disease e.g. Myasthenia gravis (autoimmune affection neuromuscular joint)
Neurogenic - motor neuron disease, polyradiculopathy

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Causes of myopathy?

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Poly myosotis 
Alcohol, AIDs 
Carcinoma
Endocrine - thyroidism, cushings 
Periodic paralysis (hyperkalemia, hypokalemia) 
Osteomalacia
Drugs (steroids)
Sarcoidosis
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