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Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
left: Broca's aphasia ... right: Dressing apraxia ... left: Limb apraxia ... Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Affecting ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
loss, field cut, aphasia ... MCA) or neglect, apraxia ... deficits and/or ataxia ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
semantic memory • Aphasia ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Dizziness ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Algorithm #BPPV
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy ... - Diagnostic Schema ... @AnandJag1 #Peripheral ... #Schema #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Non-Fluent Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Fluent - Agrammatic, hesitant, but substantive communication
Impaired Repetition
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of Non-Fluent Aphasia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Non-Fluent ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic & semantic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Fluent ... #Aphasia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Confirm ... → Refer to Nephrology ... and referral to Urology ... #urology #blood