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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
of Hyporeflexia and ... Hyperreflexia: • Delayed finding ... finding in spinal ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
"setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... (stroke) Where? ... Dorsal midbrain and ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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circulation - ASA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical ... Neurology - https
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... often classified as ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
clinical findings ... coincidences have strong ... Friends - Deficit in finding ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
Beevor's Sign on ... facioscapulohumeral muscular ... dystrophy (FSHD) and ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... or minutes with vascular ... position change • Neurologic ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
None • Auditory Findings ... can be severe in stroke ... or minutes with vascular ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in size (micro and ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential