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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... , acute weakness ... Bell’s palsy happens ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Palsy #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Acute ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... Hematuria: • Stone ... #urology #nephrology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
An APD was noted ... The most common causes ... this are tumors, strokes ... Bennett & Bloom ... ophthalmology #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
caused by the protozoan ... Blood (platelets ... Romana's sign ... symptoms, positive serology ... mural thrombi (→stroke
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... elevated white blood ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
sign of cutaneous ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... often causes arthritis
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... encephalopathies, post stroke ... Chronic: Storage disease ... acid-base, opioids, psychiatric ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology