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Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nervous ... #PNS #Lesions # ... Nerve #Neuropathy #Neurology ... #Localization # ... Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Lesions - Differential ... Diagnosis • Infections ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Diagnosis Framework ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... , CNS lesion Presyncope ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Lesions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... encephalitis) • Brain lesions ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... #neurology #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... lesion - Bilateral ... #Causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Differential Diagnosis ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... abscess • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #MINT ... #Mnemonic #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN ... Movement #Disorders #Localization ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
lesion of CN VII ... A peripheral lesion ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *