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Neurological Disorders Flashcards

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Cerebral causes of paralysis x5

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  1. Brain injury
  2. Infections- meningitis encephalitis, HIV
  3. Cerebrovascular accidents
  4. Cerebral palsy
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Spinal causes of paralysis x5

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Trauma
Transverse myelitis
Compression- epidural abscess, Burkitts lymphoma
Infections- Polio, schistosomiasis, TB spine

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Muscular causes of paralysis x2

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Acute viral myositis
Myasthenia gravis

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Peripheral neuropathies causing paralysis x5

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Autoimmmune- GBS
Infections- HIV, Rabies, Diptheria and botulism

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Causes of non traumatic paraplegia x5

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Infections - TB, schistosomiasis
Malignancy- Burkitts
Autoimmune- GBS
Transverse myelitis
Epidural abscess

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