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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according to the American Academy of Neurology guidelines. | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according to the American Academy of Neurology guidelines. | ||
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{{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Generalized weakness symptoms}} | {{Family tree | | | | A01 | | | |A01= Generalized weakness symptoms}} | ||
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{{Family tree | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | | | | | B03 |B01= •Myasthenia Gravis<br>•Lambert-Eaton syndrome<br>•Periodic paralysis<br>•Metabolic myopathy |B02= Acquiered |B03=Life-long/chronic}} | {{Family tree | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | | | | | B03 |B01= •Myasthenia Gravis<br>•Lambert-Eaton syndrome<br>•Periodic paralysis<br>•Metabolic myopathy |B02= Acquiered |B03=Life-long/chronic}} | ||
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{{Family tree | | | | | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | | | | | B03 |B01= •Polymyositis<br>•Dematomyositis<br>•Inclusion body myopathy<br>•Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis<br>•Multifocal motor neuropathy | B02= Non-progessive | B03= Progressive }} | {{Family tree | | | | | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | | | | | | | B03 |B01= •Polymyositis<br>•Dematomyositis<br>•Inclusion body myopathy<br>•Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis<br>•Multifocal motor neuropathy | B02= Non-progessive | B03= Progressive }} | ||
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{{Family tree | | | | | | | | | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | B03 | | B04 | | B05 | B01= •Congenital myopathy<br>•Congenital dystrophy |B02= Ocular <br>•Kearns-sayre syndrome<br>•Oculopharyngeal dystrophy<br>•Ocular dystrophy|B03= Facial<br>•Fascioscapulohumarl dystrophy<br>•Myotonic dystrophy |B04= Upper extremities<br>•Emery-Dreiffus dystrophy<br>•Hereditary distal myopathy |B05= Lower extremities<br>•Duchenne's muscular dystrophy<br>•Becker's muscular dystrophy<br>•Sarcoglycanopathies<br>•Spinal muscular atrophy<br>•Limb girdle dystrophy}} | {{Family tree | | | | | | | | | | | | | B01 | | B02 | | B03 | | B04 | | B05 | B01= •Congenital myopathy<br>•Congenital dystrophy |B02= Ocular <br>•Kearns-sayre syndrome<br>•Oculopharyngeal dystrophy<br>•Ocular dystrophy|B03= Facial<br>•Fascioscapulohumarl dystrophy<br>•Myotonic dystrophy |B04= Upper extremities<br>•Emery-Dreiffus dystrophy<br>•Hereditary distal myopathy |B05= Lower extremities<br>•Duchenne's muscular dystrophy<br>•Becker's muscular dystrophy<br>•Sarcoglycanopathies<br>•Spinal muscular atrophy<br>•Limb girdle dystrophy}} | ||
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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according to the [...] guidelines. | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according to the [...] guidelines. | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 14 October 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Synonyms and Keywords:
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[disease name]] according to the American Academy of Neurology guidelines.
| 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
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according to the [...] guidelines.
Do's
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Don'ts
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