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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... , CNS lesion Presyncope ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #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
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Impairment: • Acute stroke ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #Diagnosis #neurology
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
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Systemic symptoms and ... conditions: • Stroke ... brain lesion • CNS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions, LAD, and ... cryptococcus, and ... Neuro Behcets Vascular ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... sarcoid or other CNS ... Management #Treatment #Neurology