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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vascular - Stroke ... (TIA): • Lateral ... - Strong Medicine ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Pseudobulbar Affect ... episodes usually cause ... Strokes, Traumatic ... #Pseudobulbar #Affect ... #neurology #differential
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Lateral Medullary ... Acute continuous vertigo ... Posterior Circulation Stroke ... /vomiting/vertigo ... #Wallenbergs #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Most commonly stroke ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Associated with nausea ... - Strong Medicine ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... can be severe in stroke ... with vascular causes ... direction-changing on lateral ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... include a: • Neurologic ... Diabetes mellitus • Stroke ... may affect cranial ... cause unknown)
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... - Differential ... Internal Capsule Strokes ... Sclerosis Ataxic ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Alzheimer's affects ... time, and can cause ... of the Lips you strike ... loss present in dementia ... clinical #video #neurology