asmi
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can anybody differentiate ALS , picks disease and lewy body disease ?
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| krsma
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ALS: ofcourse as everyone knows, there is UMN and LMN signs due to loss of lateral corticospinal tracts and and ant. motor neurons.
Picks Disease: progressive dementia typically involving frontal-temporal regions of brain.
Lewy Body Disease: usually presents in the 70s, or 80s (late in life) w/ symptoms such as episodic disturbances of consciousness, syncope, sleep disorders, and unexplained delirium.
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| usmle prep
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all o f these are degenerative brain ds.;
:arrow: Pick disease present as progressive dementia d/t cerebral atrphy
:arrow: lewy bodies r seen in idiopathic parkinson ds
:arrow: AML is degeneration of lat cortico spinal tracts & ant motor neyrons of spinal cord leading to rapidly progressive upper & lower motor neuron lesions.
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| krsma
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lewy bodies can be seen in 3 syndromes =Parkinson disease, autonomic nervous system failure, and dementia
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