MS
white plaque on spinal cord
-myelin sheath
MS findings
- weakness
- fatigue
- vision changes
- balance
- bladder issues
MS, what worsens symptoms
heat
MG
antibodies impair acetylcholine receptors
MG s/s
- drooping eye lids (ptosis)
- double vision
- difficulty swallowing
- generalized weakness
Mg worsens with what
activity and improves with rest
muscles work best in the AM
ALS = leu garids desease
progressive destruction of motor neurons
ALS s/s
- progressive muscle weakeness
- atrophy
- fasciculations
- diff speaking/ swallowing
- rest failure
GBS
acute peripheral nerve demyelination , often after infection
s/s of GBS
tingling / numbness may occur
ASENDING (starts in legs and works its way up)
post polio treatment
REST
restless legs syndrome
dopamine and serotonin imbalance
RLS s/s
insomnia
RLS etiology
iron deficiency
trigeminal neurologia
causes unknown, affects trigeminal
c5
s/s trigeminal
intense pain on one Side of the face
what is trigeminal triggered by
touch, talking, other stimulation
trigeminal diagnostic tests
history /phsycal
bell palsy
affects the cranial nerve (c7)
edema
causes of bell palsy
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