Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose (ALS) und weitere Motoneuronerkrankungen
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose (ALS) und weitere Motoneuronerkrankungen“ von Roy Strowd, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Erkrankungen der Motoneuronen“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
What percentage of ALS cases are inherited?
- 10%
- 80%
- 50%
- 25%
- 1%
Which of the following is a common finding early in the disease course of ALS?
- Asymmetric weakness
- Neuropathic pain in the feet
- Bilateral lower extremity sensory loss
- Dysphagia
- Respiratory muscle weakness
Which ALS variant affects adults and has a predominance of spinobulbar symptoms?
- Kennedy syndrome
- Fazio-Londe syndrome
- Brachial amyotrophic diplegia
- Spinal muscle atrophy
- Progressive muscle atrophy
Which of the following ALS variants is inherited and mostly affects children?
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- Progressive muscular atrophy
- Primary lateral sclerosis
Which is TRUE of stiff-person syndrome?
- Patients commonly present with back pain and worsening posture with stress.
- It is an ALS variant of infectious etiology.
- It is caused by autoantibodies to acetylcholinesterase.
- It initially affects the extremities before moving on to axial muscles.
What virus is associated with tropical spastic paraparesis?
- HTLV-1
- HIV
- HSV
- EBV
- CMV
What clinical manifestation would lead one to favor the diagnosis of primary lateral sclerosis versus amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
- Muscle spasticity followed by weakness
- Bulbar involvement
- Asymmetric presentation
- Sensory involvement
- Cognitive dysfunction
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Dozent des Vortrages Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose (ALS) und weitere Motoneuronerkrankungen
Roy Strowd, MD
Dr. Roy Strowd is the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in North Carolina, USA.
He obtained his MD from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 2009, and his MEd from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. Currently, he co-directs the Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Clinics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and is a researcher for the Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC) and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Neuro-Oncology.
Due to his achievements, he earned the M. Brownell Anderson Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Strowd teaches courses on Clinical Neurology.
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