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SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
SNOOP mnemonic may ... headaches Systemic signs ... and disorders ... #headaches #Differential ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's sign ... Prakash #Kernigs #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds #neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
Check your Six" Mnemonic ... Ask your patient ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Psychological/psychiatric ... Contraction - Signs ... or spinal cord disease ... Causes #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic ... #Geriatrics
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff ... Injury, Alzheimer's Disease ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and ... signs (e.g., fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... Dorsal midbrain and ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Parkinson's Disease - Signs and Symptoms
Systemic: Tremor and Slowness, Impaired balance, Small Handwriting, Sleepiness, Trouble Moving
Parkinson's Disease ... - Signs and Symptoms ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #neurology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Movement Disorders - Differential ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #