Brain
- Brain Abscess (see Brain Abscess, [[Brain Abscess]])
- Brain Tumor
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Meningioma (see Meningioma, [[Meningioma]])
- Brain Trauma
- Drugs
- Encephalitis (see Encephalitis, [[Encephalitis]])
- Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (see Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Accident, [[Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Accident]])
- Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (see Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident, [[Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident]])
- Meningitis (see Meningitis, [[Meningitis]])
- Multiple Sclerosis (see Multiple Sclerosis, [[Multiple Sclerosis]])
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) (see Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, [[Subarachnoid Hemorrhage]])
- Subdural Hematoma (see Subdural Hematoma, [[Subdural Hematoma]])
- Todd’s Paresis (Post-Ictal Paralysis)
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) (see Transient Ischemic Attack, [[Transient Ischemic Attack]])
Spinal Cord
Peripheral Neuropathy (see Peripheral Neuropathy, [[Peripheral Neuropathy]])
- Acute Intermittent Porphyria (see Acute Intermittent Porphyria, [[Acute Intermittent Porphyria]])
- Bell’s Palsy (see Bell’s Palsy, [[Bells Palsy]])
- Buckthorn Berry Intoxication (see Buckthorn Berry Intoxication, [[Buckthorn Berry Intoxication]])
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (see Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, [[Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy]])
- Compartment Syndrome (see Compartment Syndrome, [[Compartment Syndrome]])
- Diphtheria (see Diphtheria, [[Diphtheria]])
- Drug-Induced Neuropathy
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (see Guillain-Barre Syndrome, [[Guillain-Barre Syndrome]]): ascending paralysis (similar to GBS, in contrast to descending paralysis seen in paralytic-neurotoxic shellfish poisoning)
- Hereditary Lysosomal Storage Diseases
- Mojave Rattlesnake Bite (see Rattlesnake Bite, [[Rattlesnake Bite]])
- Paralytic-Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (see Paralytic-Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning, [[Paralytic-Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning]]): descending paralysis (in contrast to ascending paralysis seen in GBS and tick paralysis)
- Poisonous Lizard Bite (see Poisonous Lizard Bite, [[Poisonous Lizard Bite]])
- Rabies (see Rabies, [[Rabies]]): ascending paralysis (may mimic that of Guillian-Barre syndrome)
- Widow Spider Bite (see Widow Spider Bite, [[Widow Spider Bite]])
Neuromuscular Junction
- Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (see Myasthenia Gravis, [[Myasthenia Gravis]])
- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) (see Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, [[Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome]])
- Botulism: descending paralysis (in contrast to ascending paralysis seen in GBS and tick paralysis)
- Pharmacologic Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists
- Aminoglycosides (see Aminoglycosides, [[Aminoglycosides]]): usually clinically relevant only in the presence of other neuromuscular disease
- Fluoroquinolones (see Fluoroquinolones, [[Fluoroquinolones]]): usually clinically relevant only in the presence of other neuromuscular disease
- Anti-Cholinergics (see xxxx, [[xxxx]]): usually clinically relevant only in the presence of other neuromuscular disease
- Procainamide (see Procainamide, [[Procainamide]]): usually clinically relevant only in the presence of other NM disease
- Polymyxin Antibiotics (see Polymyxins, [[Polymyxins]]): usually clinically relevant only in the presence of other neuromuscular disease
- Colistin (Polymyxin E, Colistimethate Sodium) (see Colistin, [[Colistin]])
- Polymyxin B (see Polymyxin B, [[Polymyxin B]])
- Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists (see Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists, [[Neuromuscular Junction Antagonists]])
- Succinylcholine (see Succinylcholine, [[Succinylcholine]])
- Aminosteroid Non-Depolarizing Blockers (Pancuronium, Vecuronium, etc)
- Benzylisoquinolone Non-Depolarizing Blockers (Atracurium, etc)
- Toxins
- Organophosphates (see Organophosphates, [[Organophosphates]]): Sarin, insecticides, etc
Muscle
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Sarcoidosis-Associated Myopathy (see Sarcoidosis, [[Sarcoidosis]])
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)-Associated Myopathy (see Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, [[Systemic Lupus Erythematosus]])
- Alcoholic Myopathy (see Ethanol, [[Ethanol]])
- Infection
- Tetanus (see Tetanus, [[Tetanus]])
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (see Human Immunodeficiency Virus, [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus]])
- Lyme Disease (see Lyme Disease, [[Lyme Disease]])
- Coxsackie Virus (see Coxsackie Virus, [[Coxsackie Virus]])
- Tick Paralysis (see Tick Paralysis, [[Tick Paralysis]]): ascending paralysis (similar to GBS, in contrast to descending paralysis seen in paralytic-neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and botulism)
- Metabolic
- Hypoglycemia (see Hypoglycemia, [[Hypoglycemia]])
- Addison’s Disease (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Cushing’s Disease (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Type 1 Glycogen Storage Disease
- Drug/Toxic
- Organophosphate/Carbamate Intoxication
- Corticosteroids (see Corticosteroids, [[Corticosteroids]])
- AZT (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Excessive Licorice Ingestion (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Other
- Critical Illness Polymyopathy (see xxxx, [[xxxx]])
- Polydermatomyositis (see Polydermatomyositis, [[Polydermatomyositis]])
References