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Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN ... Nerve palsy • CN ... VI (Abducens) Nerve ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Horner's Syndrome ... Anisocoria - CN ... III Palsy - Pharmacologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Left Abducens Spasm on Physical Exam

A 50 yr male with left facial spasm and diplopia, with
Left Abducens Spasm ... diplopia, with left abducens ... paroxysmal brainstem syndrome ... @bobvarkey #Abducens ... #Spasm #CNVI #CN6
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... neudrawlogy #CNIII #CN3 ... Cranial #neurology #diagnosis
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Lateral Medullary Syndrome ... - Wallenberg's Syndrome ... Ipsilateral Horner's Syndrome ... Lateral #Medullary #Syndrome ... Wallenbergs #neurology #diagnosis
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... /agitation • CNS ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... - Compatible syndrome ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... #differential #diagnosis
Patterns of Diseases on MRI FLAIR - Differential Diagnosis
ADEM, Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS, Lymphoma, High-Grade Glioma, HIV
- Differential Diagnosis ... Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS ... Disease, Susac Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Precipitants and Pharmacology ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... #differential #diagnosis