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Neuromuscular Disease: Myasthenia Gravis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, ALS and More

Disorders of neuromuscular origin can be caused by muscular diseases, neuromuscular junction or their neurological supply. Neurological disorders can be in the peripheral nerves, motor cells in the spinal cord, motor tracts in the spinal cord, brain stem nuclei, tracts and cerebral cortex.

Plexopathy — Definition and Causes

Plexopathy is a peripheral neuropathy at the level of the brachial or lumbosacral plexuses leading to sensory, motor or sometimes autonomic deficits. The etiology for this pathology vary from compression, inflammation, or ischemia to radiation.

Mononeuropathy (Peripheral Neuropathy) — Causes and Diagnosis

This article runs through the common presentations, pathophysiology, differential diagnoses and common therapies for mononeuropathies. It looks in detail at a number of common nerve injuries, including radial nerve, ulnar nerve, brachial plexus, phrenic nerve, common peroneal nerve and the femoral nerve. It covers common examination findings in order to make an accurate and specific diagnosis.

Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain) — Symptoms and Surgery (Shunt and More)

Hydrocephalus or water in the brain is referred to accumulation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the subarachnoid space and cerebral ventricles leading to increased intracranial pressure.

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Other Diseases: Hydrocephalus, Neuromuscular Disease, Plexopathy and Mononeuritis

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Your Educators of course Other Diseases: Hydrocephalus, Neuromuscular Disease, Plexopathy and Mononeuritis

Carlo Raj, MD

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