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! colspan="4" |Physical Examination | ! colspan="4" |Physical Examination | ||
!Laboratory findings | ! rowspan="2" |Laboratory findings | ||
! rowspan="2" |Other Findings | ! rowspan="2" |Other Findings | ||
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!Broad base and sensory ataxic gait | !Broad base and sensory ataxic gait | ||
!Positive Romberg's test | !Positive Romberg's test | ||
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Tabes dorsalis | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Positive [[VDRL]] | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Positive [[VDRL]] | |||
* [[RPR|Rapid plasma reagent]] | |||
* [[FTA-ABS|FTA-ABS tests]] | |||
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |B12 deficiency | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Megaloblastic anemia]], | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
Low plasma | * [[Megaloblastic anemia]], | ||
* Low plasma | |||
[[methylmalonic acid]] level | * [[methylmalonic acid]] level | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Gastrointestinal]] symptoms | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Gastrointestinal]] symptoms | |||
* Sore tongue | |||
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Extrinsic spinal cord compression | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
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May be | * May be [[acute]], [[subacute]] or [[chronic]] | ||
[[acute]], [[subacute]] or [[chronic]] | |||
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Vitamin E deficiency | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Hemolytic anemia]] | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Muscle weakness]], | * [[Hemolytic anemia]] | ||
[[retinopathy]] | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Muscle weakness]], | |||
* [[retinopathy]] | |||
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Multiple sclerosis | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Oligoclonal band|Oligoclonal bands of IgG]] on [[electrophoresis]] of [[cerebrospinal fluid]] | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |[[Vision problems]]' | * [[Oligoclonal band|Oligoclonal bands of IgG]] on [[electrophoresis]] of [[cerebrospinal fluid]] | ||
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[[Balance disorder|balance problems]] or [[dizziness]], | * [[Vision problems]]' | ||
* [[Balance disorder|balance problems]] or [[dizziness]], | |||
Areas of [[demyelination]] in [[CNS]] [[MRI]] | * Areas of [[demyelination]] in [[CNS]] [[MRI]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Tabes dorsalis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause lightning pains, impaired sensation, ataxia and unsteady gait, such as vitamin B12 deficiency, extrinsic spinal cord compression, vitamin E deficiency and multiple sclerosis.
Differentiating tabes dorsalis from other Diseases
- Tabes dorsalis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause lightning pains, impaired sensation and proprioception, and progressive sensory ataxia and unsteady gait (locomotor ataxia) and Sexual function problems, such as vitamin B12 deficiency, extrinsic spinal cord compression, vitamin E deficiency and multiple sclerosis.[1][2][3][4]
Diseases | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory findings | Other Findings | ||||||
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Lightning pains | Impaired sensation | Progressive sensory ataxia | Unsteady gait | Argyll-Robertson pupils | Impaired vibratory and proprioception sense | Broad base and sensory ataxic gait | Positive Romberg's test | |||
Tabes dorsalis | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
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B12 deficiency | +/- | + | + | +/- | +/- | ++ | + | +/- |
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Extrinsic spinal cord compression | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | +/- | - | - | |
Vitamin E deficiency | +/- | + | + | +/- | - | +/- | - | - | ||
Multiple sclerosis | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- | very rare | +/- | - | +/- |
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References
- ↑ Clarke MW, Burnett JR, Croft KD (2008). "Vitamin E in human health and disease". Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 45 (5): 417–50. doi:10.1080/10408360802118625. PMID 18712629.
- ↑ Ribas ES, Schiff D (2012). "Spinal cord compression". Curr Treat Options Neurol. 14 (4): 391–401. doi:10.1007/s11940-012-0176-7. PMID 22547256.
- ↑ Oh R, Brown DL (2003). "Vitamin B12 deficiency". Am Fam Physician. 67 (5): 979–86. PMID 12643357.
- ↑ Goldenberg MM (2012). "Multiple sclerosis review". P T. 37 (3): 175–84. PMC 3351877. PMID 22605909.