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Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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• Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... have positive serology ... tabes dorsalis, gait ... impairments, and dementia
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... of injury • Gait ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... brain and spinal cord ... • Wide based gait ... Management #treatment #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... findings (eg, magnetic ... progressive decline → Secondary ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... surrounds the spinal cord ... hypotension - Secondary ... brain sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... ) - Spinal cord ... range of motion, gait ... Examples: - Dementia ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology