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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... of facial nerve palsy ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Syphilis, Cerebellar/Posterior ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #neurology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Effects of Strokes ... circulation - ASA ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Dermatomes and Peripheral Nerves - Segmental Innervation of the Skin and the Peripheral Nerve Supply (Anterior
Dermatomes and Peripheral ... the Peripheral ... Posterior) # ... Innervation #Skin #Diagnosis ... #Neurology *
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo Peripheral ... - Strong Medicine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Facial Paralysis - Peripheral ... here by a Bell's palsy ... in a stroke, paralyzes ... Paralysis #Bells #Palsy ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features and ... Territories of Stroke ... #Territories #Stroke ... #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #CVA #Peripheral
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
forehead) in classic posterior ... can be severe in stroke ... with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology