Case: 56-year-old Woman with Left Extremity Weakness
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Case: 56-year-old Woman with Left Extremity Weakness“ von Roy Strowd, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Diseases of the Motor Neurons“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of these would be an expected finding in a patient with a pure motor neuron disorder?
- Nerve conduction sensory responses with normal latency and amplitude
- A lesion in the occipital region of the cerebrum on MRI
- A C6 disk protrusion affecting the dorsal root ganglia
- High serum vitamin B12 levels
- Nerve conduction motor responses with increased amplitude
Which symptom is most consistent with lower motor neuron findings?
- Fasciculations
- Hyperreflexia
- Bradykinesia
- Postural instability
- Allodynia
Hyperreflexia is most common in which of the following?
- Upper motor neuron pathology
- Lower motor neuron pathology
- Polyneuropathies
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Hypothyroidism
A patient with a lower motor neuron disorder is most likely to present with which of the following?
- Focal muscular atrophy
- Paresthesias
- Bilateral foot numbness
- Hyperalgesia
- Muscular fatigue that improves with use
Which finding may be seen in a patient with a suspected pure motor neuron disorder?
- Normal serum laboratories
- Cortical atrophy on MRI
- Cervical disc protrusions
- M-spike on SPEP
- Sensory abnormalities
Dozent des Vortrages Case: 56-year-old Woman with Left Extremity Weakness
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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