Tabes Dorsalis differential diagnosis
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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 | 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 | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | |
| B12 deficiency | +/- | + | + | +/- | +/- | ++ | + | +/- | megaloblastic anemia |
| extrinsic spinal cord compression | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- | - | +/- | +/- | - |
may be acute, subacute or chronic |
| Vitamin E deficiency | +/- | + | + | +/- | - | +/- | - | - | Muscle weakness |
| multiple sclerosis | +/- | +/- | +/- | +/- | very rare | +/- | - | +/- | vision problems'
balance problems or dizziness. |
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.