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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 ... causes of Facial ... Nerve Palsy. ... paralysis is the ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... palsy, is compared ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... nerve in the radial ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Many symptoms are ... not caused by granulomas ... anterior/posterior MSK ... iridocyclitis) and facial ... palsy.
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
lacrimal glands: • Focal ... Diagnosis: • Dry ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... extensors of the arms ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve