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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
) Clinical: ... exertion • Neurologic ... : Bell's palsy, ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Bell's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

Carles Bell realized that when trying to close the eye on the
Physical Exam Carles ... #Phenomenon #Sign ... #clinical #video ... #PhysicalExam #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... nerve caused by ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... erythema nodosum (septal ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • CN VI palsy ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... #Ophthalmology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... destroying thin bony septae ... : facial nerve palsy ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Clinical Manifestations ... findings, Lyme serology ... without facial palsy ... Borreliosis #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Timeline
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
tissue: Epithelioid cells ... renal failure Clinical ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... iridocyclitis) and facial palsy ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs