Spinal cord lesions: Upper motor neuron signs, sphincter dysfunction, and autonomic dysfunction may be present. A sensory level or loss of specific reflexes may help determine the segmental level the lesion. [sites.google.com]

A 35-year-old woman presented with one month's history of progressive bilateral leg weakness and altered sensation. There had been no pain. She had noted urinary frequency and constipation in the previous two weeks. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Respiratory onset can present with: Dyspnoea and orthopnoea. [patient.info]

A description and images are presented, followed by the diagnosis and an explanation of how the diagnosis was determined. As always, your comments are welcome via email at [email protected] [healio.com]

It can also be presented as weakness affecting all extremities, meaning both arms and both legs simultaneously. [wisegeekhealth.com]

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• Systolic Murmur

  Her physical exam revealed no leukocytosis or neurologic deficits, but did show a systolic murmur from her aortic valve. [mdedge.com]

• Hypomimia

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• Loss of Initiative

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• Bilateral Leg Paralysis

  Jasmin A Jones MAcOM LAc LMT February 2013 OVERVIEW 42-year-old female presents with an inability to walk due to slow-onset, partial bilateral leg paralysis occurring over a 15 year time span. [acupuncturereliefproject.org]

Workup If spinal cord disease is in the differential, an MRI of the cord is essential and should be done emergently. An LP is helpful in neuropathies and in spinal cord disease. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

A neurologic examination that shows deficits in a single nerve or radicular distribution indicates a possible mononeuritis, entrapment neuropathy, or radiculopathy, and calls for a different workup than that required for a limb paresis in a patient with [aafp.org]

Patient reports she had treatment from a Korean medical practitioner, which ended 30 days prior to beginning treatment at the Vajra Varahi Medical Clinic. [acupuncturereliefproject.org]

Treatment for foot drop will depend on the cause. Early treatment may improve chances of recovery. Treatments may include: lightweight braces shoe inserts (orthotics) physical therapy surgery Lightweight braces are the most common treatment. [webmd.com]

[…] events, treatment satisfaction and patient masking. [thesgem.com]

Another treatment is intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Both treatments lead to faster improvement, and both are equally effective. But there is no advantage to using both treatments at the same time. Other treatments help reduce inflammation. [medlineplus.gov]

See Stiff Neck Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Treatment of cervical radiculopathy Treatment for cervical radiculopathy typically needs to be tailored toward the specific underlying cause of your symptoms. [spine-health.com]

This cautious approach is understandable, given the prognosis of the illness and the devastation that being given the diagnosis may cause to a person's life. [patient.info]

[…] neurologic deficits. 1,2 Acute low back pain is often mechanical (97%); however, other causes, including infection, may be to blame ( TABLE ). 1 Most acute back pain will improve with conservative treatment and patients need only reassurance of a favorable prognosis [mdedge.com]

TCM DX: Kidney yang deficiency, cold stagnating the DU channel PROGNOSIS: Due to the fact that she has been untreated for 12 years, it is unlikely this patient will fully recover from acupuncture alone. [acupuncturereliefproject.org]

Prognosis, sequelae, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, especially when the patient supine. [smj.org.sa]

Other immunosuppressive therapies such as cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, and azathioprine have been tried with variable response but there are no double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies to support the use of these medications. 4 The prognosis [n.neurology.org]

It is very difficult to implicate with certainty an etiologic role for a preceding vaccine in a patient who develops a polyneuropathy. In this case, we can not be certain that influenza vaccination was the cause of the polyneuropathy. [healio.com]

Introduction Neurologists focus on identifying the location of the pathologic lesion as the first step in determining etiology. [pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu]

Other etiologies are less likely because of the absence of systemic symptoms, toxin exposure, or prior medical history, but still need to be ruled out as neuropathy can be the first or only manifestation of these conditions. [n.neurology.org]

Muscle disease often results in an increase in creatine kinase levels in the blood, although this is quite nonspecific in terms of etiologic diagnosis. [dartmouth.edu]

Diagnosis begins with a patient history distinguishing weakness from fatigue or asthenia, separate conditions with different etiologies that can coexist with, or be confused for, weakness. [aafp.org]

There may be several causes for such oxidative damage to motor neurons and the disease may just represent an end-stage phenotypic expression of these abnormalities. [ 4 ] Epidemiology MND is relatively uncommon with an annual incidence of about 2 cases [patient.info]

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: epidemiology, classification, and diagnostic criteria. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002;28:723–41. 23. Targoff IN. Laboratory testing in the diagnosis and management of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. [aafp.org]

Pathophysiology This is a degenerative condition that affects motor neurons, namely the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and the motor cranial nuclei. [patient.info]

Other treatments in the hospital focus on preventing complications. [medlineplus.gov]

Is It Possible to Prevent Leg Pain? There is a school of thought that says that all injuries are preventable, but in the real world, accidents happen and injuries are the result. [emedicinehealth.com]

Early diagnosis of CIDP with early treatment can prevent loss of nerve axons. It is very difficult to implicate with certainty an etiologic role for a preceding vaccine in a patient who develops a polyneuropathy. [healio.com]

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Prevention of hip fracture in elderly people with use of a hip protector. ‎ [books.google.de]