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== Differential Diagnosis ==
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==Differential Diagnosis==
   
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* Mononeuropathy
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*Mononeuropathy
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** Compression/injury
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**Compression/injury
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** Infiltration
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**Infiltration
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** Mononeuritis
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**Mononeuritis
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* Mononeuritis multiplex
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*[[Mononeuritis multiplex]]
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** Vasculitis
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**[[Vasculitis]]
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** Diabetes
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**[[Diabetes]]
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* Polyneuropathy
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*Polyneuropathy
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** Axonal injury
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**Axonal injury
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*** Neoplasm: carcinoma, lymphoma, MGUS
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***Neoplasm: [[carcinoma]], [[lymphoma]], [[MGUS]]
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*** Infection: sepsis, chronic HIV, Lyme disease
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***Infection: [[sepsis]], chronic [[HIV]], [[Lyme disease]]
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*** Metabolic: diabetes, uremia
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***Metabolic: [[diabetes]], [[uremia]]
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*** Vitamin deficiency: malabsorption
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***Vitamin deficiency: [[malabsorption]]
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*** Drugs: cisplatin, taxanes, vincristine, isoniazid, nucleoside analogues
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***Drugs: [[cisplatin]], [[taxanes]], [[vincristine]], [[isoniazid]], [[nucleoside analogues]]
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** Demyelinating
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**Demyelinating
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*** Guillain-Barre syndrome
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***[[Guillain-BarrΓ© syndrome]]
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*** Neoplasm: carcinoma, lymphoma, MGUS-IgM
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***Neoplasm: [[carcinoma]], [[lymphoma]], [[MGUS]]-IgM
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*** Drugs: taxanes
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***Drugs: [[taxanes]]
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*** Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropaty (CIDP)
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***[[Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropaty]] (CIDP)
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* Amyloid polyneuropathy
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*Amyloid polyneuropathy
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* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
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*[[Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease]]
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* Critical illness neuropathy
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*[[Critical illness neuropathy]]
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* Hypothyroidism
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*[[Hypothyroidism]]
   
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== Investigations ==
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==Investigations==
   
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* Labs
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*Labs
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** CBC, lytes, creatinine, glucose, ESR/CRP, SPEP, vitamin B12, ANA, TSH, urinalysis
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**CBC, lytes, creatinine, glucose, ESR/CRP, SPEP, vitamin B12, ANA, TSH, urinalysis
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** Based on presentation
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**Based on presentation
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*** EMG and nerve conduction
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***EMG and nerve conduction
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*** Nerve or muscle biopsy
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***Nerve or muscle biopsy
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*** LP
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***LP
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*** Lyme serology, HIV test, RPR/VDRL, HBV/HCV serology
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***Lyme serology, HIV test, RPR/VDRL, HBV/HCV serology
   
 
[[Category:Neurology]]
 
[[Category:Neurology]]

Latest revision as of 20:59, 28 July 2020

Differential Diagnosis

Investigations

  • Labs
    • CBC, lytes, creatinine, glucose, ESR/CRP, SPEP, vitamin B12, ANA, TSH, urinalysis
    • Based on presentation
      • EMG and nerve conduction
      • Nerve or muscle biopsy
      • LP
      • Lyme serology, HIV test, RPR/VDRL, HBV/HCV serology