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Is there vertigo, tinnitus, or deafness? Any one of these three signs and symptoms should suggest Ménière's disease or other labyrinthine disease as well as eighth nerve ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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When does the tremor occur? Intention tremor, which means that the tremor occurs on movement, would suggest that the patient is suffering from a familial or senile tremor or multiple ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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What is the patient's age? Children are likely to develop Sydenham's chorea, Tourette's syndrome, or Wilson's disease. Huntington's ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Disorders of gait may arise from problems virtually anywhere in the nervous or musculoskeletal systems. Observation of gait is an important element of the neurologic examination. Gait abnormalities are... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Tremors are abnormal, rhythmic, involuntary movements. They are classified as resting and intention or action tremors, the former occurring at rest (resting tremor) or in a static position ... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Ataxia is due to dysfunction of the cerebellum or its connections. It can present as an acute or chronic/progressive illness. Associated signs and symptoms such as papilledema, myoclonus, and... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Anatomy can assist one greatly in formulating a differential diagnosis of tremor of hepatic coma, Wilson disease, and alcoholism. The thyroid brings to mind the tremor of Graves disease. The kidneys signify the
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... Classified as cerebellar or sensory, ataxia refers to incoordination and irregularity of voluntary, purposeful movements. Cerebellarataxia results from disease of the cerebellum and its pathways to and... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... A bilateral, coarse movement, asterixis is characterized by sudden relaxation of muscle groups holding a sustained posture. This elicited sign is most commonly observed in the wrists and fingers, but may also appear during any sustained... Emergency interventions ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations
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... The most common type of involuntary muscle movement, tremors are regular rhythmic oscillations that result from alternating contraction of opposing muscle groups. They’re typical signs of extrapyramidal... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers
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... Symmetric and Progressive Cerebellar Signs
Acute (hours to days)
Toxic
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... Tremor at rest (present at rest, decreased with movement)
Parkinson's disease
Postencephalitic parkinsonism
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Ataxia
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
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... Classified as cerebellar or sensory, ataxia refers to incoordination and irregularity of voluntary, purposeful movements. Cerebellarataxia results from disease of the cerebellum and its pathways... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Pictures
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... Chorea—brief, unpredictable bursts of rapid, jerky motion that interrupt normal coordinated movement—indicates dysfunction of the extrapyramidal system. Unlike tics, choreiform... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers
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... A bilateral, coarse movement, asterixis is characterized by sudden relaxation of muscle groups holding a sustained posture. This elicited sign is most commonly observed in the wrists and fingers but may... Emergency interventions ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Pictures
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Tremors
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
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... The most common type of involuntary muscle movement, tremors are regular rhythmic oscillations that result from alternating contraction of opposing muscle groups. They’re typical signs of... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers
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Ataxia
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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... Robert B. Sammel
Ataxia is the inability to coordinate voluntary movements.
Approach Ataxia usually refers to an inability of the cerebellum to coordinate movement, but... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment.
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Tremor
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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... Peter G. Teichman
Tremor, a rhythmic, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part, is the most common movement disorder.
Approach. It is... History ... Physical examination. ... Testing. ... Diagnostic assessment.
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... Differential Overview
Chronic
❑ Vitamin B12 deficiency
❑ Parkinsonism
❑ Myopathy ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Differential Overview
Tremor
❑ Anxiety
❑ Physiologic tremor
❑ Essential tremor ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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Ataxia
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... Ataxia is defined as an incoordination and irregularity of voluntary, purposeful movements. Ataxia can be classified as cerebellar or sensory. Cerebellar ataxia is caused by... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Pupillary changes
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... Pupillary changes include nonreactive pupils or pupils that are sluggish. Nonreactive (fixed) pupils fail to constrict in response to light or to dilate when the light is removed. The development of a unilateral or bilateral... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Ataxia
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
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... Classified as cerebellar or sensory, ataxia refers to incoordination and irregularity of voluntary, purposeful movements. Cerebellarataxia results from disease of the cerebellum and its pathways to and from the cerebral cortex,... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Tremors
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... The most common type of involuntary muscle movement, tremors are regular rhythmic oscillations that result from alternating contraction of opposing muscle groups. They’re typical signs of... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Ataxia
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
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... Definedas impaired control of posture or movement of trunk and limbs. Results from dysfunction of cerebellumor structures relaying information to or from... Principal Causes of Ataxia ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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...Purposeless movements that occur at restand usually disappear during sleep. >1 type can occur in thesame individual. Principal Causes of Involuntary Movements Tics Transienttic disorder ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Classified as cerebellar or sensory, ataxia refers to incoordination and irregularity of voluntary, purposeful movements. Cerebellar ataxia results from disease of the cerebellum and its pathways to and from the cerebral cortex, brain stem,... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... A bilateral, coarse movement, asterixis is characterized by sudden relaxation of muscle groups holding a sustained posture. This elicited sign is most commonly observed in the wrists and fingers, but may also... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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... The most common type of involuntary muscle movement, tremors are regular rhythmic oscillations that result from alternating contraction of opposing muscle groups. They're typical signs of... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching
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Anatomy can assist one greatly in formulating a differential
diagnosis of tremor of hepatic coma, Wilson disease, and alcoholism. The
thyroid brings to... Pictures
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There was a time when the first thing a physician did was to look at
the tongue. The art of examining the tongue is all but lost, although more
than 30 diseases can
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