Generalized weakness resident survival guide

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Moises Romo M.D.

Synonyms and Keywords: dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, Guillian-barre syndrome, polymyositis, emg

Overview

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Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Common Causes

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Diagnosis

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Generalized weakness symptoms

True motor weakness?

No

Yes

Evaluate for causes of fatigue or muscle pain

Fluctuating

Constant

•Myasthenia Gravis •Lambert-Eaton syndrome •Periodic paralysis •Metabolic myopathy

Acquiered

Life-long/chronic

•Polymyositis •Dematomyositis •Inclusion body myopathy •Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis •Multifocal motor neuropathy

Non-progessive

Progressive

•Congenital myopathy •Congenital dystrophy

Ocular •Kearns-sayre syndrome •Oculopharyngeal dystrophy •Ocular dystrophy

Facial •Fascioscapulohumarl dystrophy •Myotonic dystrophy

Upper extremities •Emery-Dreiffus dystrophy •Hereditary distal myopathy

Lower extremities •Duchenne's muscular dystrophy •Becker's muscular dystrophy •Sarcoglycanopathies •Spinal muscular atrophy •Limb girdle dystrophy

Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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