Brain

• Brain Abscess (see Brain Abscess, [[Brain Abscess]])
• Brain Tumor
  • Malignant Brain Tumor
    • Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) (see Glioblastoma Multiforme, [[Glioblastoma Multiforme]])
  • 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]])

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Spinal Cord

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (see Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, [[Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]])
• Spinal Cord Hematoma (Hematomyelia) (see Spinal Cord Hematoma, [[Spinal Cord Hematoma]])
• Spinal Epidural Abscess (see Spinal Epidural Abscess, [[Spinal Epidural Abscess]])
• Transverse Myelitis (see Transverse Myelitis, [[Transverse Myelitis]])
• Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (see Spinal Cord Injury, [[Spinal Cord Injury]])

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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
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• 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
  • Gaucher’s Disease
• 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]])

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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

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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]])

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References

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