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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... upper AND lower facial ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... (Ramsay-Hunt), HIV ... endemic area) ± HIV
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... mental status, and focal ... confusion, and focal ... Infections in HIV ... #CNS #Infections
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
CN VII (facial weakness ... hoarseness; and CNXII ... course of empiric IV ... HypoglossalNerve #CNXII ... #CN12 #Neurology
Bell's Phenomenon

Sign of peripheral facial paralysis manifested by eye movement up and out of the eyeball,
Phenomenon Sign ... of peripheral facial ... physicalexam #neurology #CN7 ... #CNVII #palsy
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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history of cancer, HIV ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g.
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hypertension - CNS ... infection: fever ... recent head/face infection ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... Headache, fever, focal ... and not direct infection ... or abruptly • CN ... meningeal enhancement, infarctions
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Myelitis Overview Focal ... that results in CNS ... • Bilateral signs ... is involved - Focal ... simplex virus, HIV
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
peripheral vs axial ... noninflammatory Signs ... By: - Chronic Infection ... joints Viral Infections ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV