Your patient asks you to explain what 'palsy' means, because they've heard the term but don't understand it. What might you say?

What is the inheritance pattern for Familial Dysautonomia?

What is the inheritance pattern for Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies?

Familial dysautonomia is an example of

A podiatrist refers a patient to you because they and are affected by slowly worsening foot drop, high-arched feet, hammer toes, and sensory loss. They are also a member of the Deaf community, which increases your suspicion of:

____ can be caused by a deletion of PMP22, whereas ____ is caused by a duplication

In which of the following scenarios would information about why they were referred decrease your suspicion of a peripheral neuropathy that we have discussed in class (CMT, HNPP, FD)

Describe at least 3 ways that we might distinguish the presentation of a myopathy from the presentation of a peripheral neuropathy– think about timing, symptoms, senses, distribution, bloodwork, etc...

You are preparing for a preconception genetic counseling session. The couple being of ____ ancestry might lead you to talk about Riley-Day syndrome as a condition that they may want to know their carrier status for

Provide an example of how damage to each of the following nerves could present for an individual with a peripheral neuropathy: sensory nerve damage symptom, motor nerve damage symptom, autonomic nerve damage symptom

What is a hammer toe? Describe what it might look like, and a condition that you would put on the differential if neural damage signs were also present.

What, if any, of the following are associated with a decreased life expectancy? Charcot Marie Tooth, Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies, Familial Dysautonomia

Which of the following findings is the strongest indicator of a neuropathy?