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Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
semantic memory • Aphasia ... , word-finding difficulties ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia
Ocular Apraxia on Physical Exam

Ocular Apraxia is the loss of voluntary and purposeful eye movement while
Ocular Apraxia on ... Physical Exam Ocular Apraxia ... #Ocular #Apraxia ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Oculomotor apraxia (OMA) on Ocular Examination

A defect or absence of the ability to perform voluntary eye
Oculomotor apraxia ... #Oculomotor #apraxia ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Friedreich ataxia ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... often- Sensory ataxia ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hyperactive gag reflex ... Lateral Sclerosis Ataxic ... Spinal-Cerebellar Ataxia ... #Dysarthria #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 ... Examples: - Dementia ... sclerosis • Clues: Ataxia ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology