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What should you think if you have unilateral, face/arm or face/arm/leg weakness?
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CNS-hemisphere lesions
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What should you think if you have symmetric, both legs equally weakness?
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SC lesions
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What if you've got sensory symptoms?
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PNS-Nerve root, plexus, or nerve
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What if you've got flucuating sx's with no sensory changes?
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PNS-NMJ lesions
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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1. Rapidly Ascending Weakness and Areflexia
2. Follows Viral Illness 3. Nerve conduction block 4. CSF shows inc protein and no inc cells 5. recoverable |
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How would a coversion disorder present?
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LIAR!
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Periodic Paralysis
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1. Often occurs w/ strenuous exercise and carbo load
2. No resp involvement 3. Genetic disorder w/ K-pump 4. usually recovers with IV fluids |
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How might Myasthenia Gravis present?
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Intermittent ptosis and diplopia
Progressive Weakness No sensory |
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When might you get dilated pupils?
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Botulism
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PTOSIS
CN3 lesion vs MG vs Horner's |
CN3 (psns)-->dilated pupils
M.G.-->normal pupils Horner (sns lesion)-->constricted pupils |
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How would Rhabdomyolysis present?
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Progressive weakness
Aching myalgias Coca-Cola colored urine Acute increases in CK(CPK) |
