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Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic ... #ataxia include ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #Spinocerebellar
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Dysphagia • Ptosis ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... abnormalities (eg nystagmus ... ) - Cerebellar ... dysfunction and gait ataxia ... #criteria #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
vomiting/vertigo/nystagmus ... • Ipsilateral ataxia ... - Inferior cerebellar ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Inattentiveness Ocular ... dysfunction • Nystagmus ... gaze palsies Ataxia ... Syndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lateral Sclerosis Ataxic ... (Cerebellar) - ... Ataxia • Multiple ... #Dysarthria #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... ophthalmoplegia and nystagmus ... ) • Cerebellar ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... #Management #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
DYSFUNCTION (29%) Nystagmus ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Unlike Alcoholic Cerebellar ... no upper limb ataxia ... #triad #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... Incontinence • VISUAL: Nystagmus ... objective evidence of neurologic ... Weakness, and/or cerebellar ... #management #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... directed toward the cerebellum ... truncal and gait ataxia ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus