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

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ) Palsy Presentation ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... of Facial Nerve Palsy ... known as Bell's palsy ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... neudrawlogy #CNIII #CN3 ... #Palsy #Oculomotor ... Cranial #neurology #diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... ) Nerve palsy ... • CN VI (Abducens ... ) Nerve palsy • ... #differential #diagnosis
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment and House-Brackmann grading for severity of facial nerve weakness
#Diagnosis #Management #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment ... nerve weakness #Diagnosis ... #Management #Bells ... #Palsy #Treatment
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C5,C6 ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Klumpke's Ralsy ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... VI palsy) • ... Ill and VI palsy ... VI palsy) # ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Stage Treatment
Stage 1. Localized
 • Doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime x 10-14d
Stage 2.
Disseminated • Isolated palsy ... 21d • Serious CNS ... ceftriaxone x 14-28d • CNS ... Disease #treatment #management
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
- Differential Diagnosis ... Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... • Cerebellar signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Neurologic: Bell's palsy ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs