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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Intracranial tumor ... Infection, Compression Tumor ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Spondylosis • Tumor ... • Peroneal • Radial ... • Trauma • Tumor ... • Diabetes • Tumor ... #Sensory #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... Eaton Syndrome, Myasthenia ... #diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : UMN (stroke, tumor ... NMJ disorder (Myasthenia ... #causes #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
More likely to cause ... focal or severe ... for thymoma, a tumor ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Neurologic ... • Myasthenia ... Functional • Corneal ... Inflammation • Orbital Tumor ... • Aneurysm • Tumor
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
with: - Thymic tumors ... crises”. ... Diagnosis - ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
weakness ± hyperacusis ... HIV, Lyme, GBS, tumor ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... all extremity, facial ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Abscess - Tumor ... - Syrinx - Tumor ... Intramedullary tumor ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology