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-numbness/tingling in feet
-vibratory loss in fingers and toes -weakness of hands -areflexia |
GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome)
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-numbness/tingling in feet
-vibratory loss in fingers and toes -weakness of hands -triggered by viral infxn |
GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome)
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GBS
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1. areflexia
2. sinus tachycardia 3. symm prox & distal wkness 4. sensory sx (pain, paresthesias) 5. sensory loss |
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what is MCCoD in GBS
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respiratory failure
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-Diarrhea
-11 days later, numbness in feet -weak hands -sinus tachy -distal>prox quadraparesis -hyporeflexia |
GBS
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what dz's are myelinopathies?
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1. GBS (acute: onset in days-wks)
2. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (chronic course: Sx over 8 wks) |
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-nl muscle strength
-nl reflexes except absent Achilles reflex -decreased light touch & pin prick sensation at level of both ankles |
distal axonopathy (often d/t alcoholism)
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symmetric tingling/burning in stocking-glove distribution
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distal axonopathy
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symmetrical prox & distal wkness
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GBS
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wk hands
high CSF with WBC<50 |
GBS
(high CSF with normal WBC (<50)) |
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asymmetric distal weakness
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vasculitic neuropathy
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assymmetric sensory loss
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vasculitis neuropathy
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-symmetric weakness in hands & feet
-no burning, tingling -decreased pinprick and vibration sense |
Charcot Marie Tooth dz
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pes cavus
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=high foot arches
suggests Charcot Marie Tooth |
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asymmetric distal weakness w/sensory loss
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vasculitic neuropathy
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