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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... lesion - Bilateral ... (2% of facial nerve ... #neurology #sparing
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... #Central #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... , the facial nerve ... A peripheral lesion ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
it can also be caused ... Vertigo that is caused ... the vestibular nerve ... that arises from injury ... , often from a lesion
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... dysfunction Central ... (Ventral) Cord ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... Space-Occupying Lesion ... #Differential #
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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Map - Optic Nerve ... (Inferior homonymous ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Central ... Intracranial Mass/lesion ... Weakness - Nerves
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
affecting the anterior ... form part of the differential ... This lesion causes ... the spinal cord, peripheral ... nerve, neuromuscular