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

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Facial Nerve (CN7 ... bilateral, non-CN7 ... MRI+gad (stroke, CN7 ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... 30% present w/ CNS ... Solitary Lesion: • CNS ... @AnnKumfer #CNS
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism CNS ... /agitation • CNS ... #Diagnosis #causes
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Dissociation Causes ... Beta-blockers, CNS ... 30048576/ #Faget #Sign ... #bradycardia #differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Movement Disorders • CN ... Nerve Palsy • CN ... Nerve palsy • CN ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV-Associated CNS ... Infections: • Most CNS ... • CNS opportunistic ... 100% Primary CNS
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... > 106.7° F) - Differential ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Thyrotoxicosis • CNS ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... • CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Bell's Phenomenon

Sign of peripheral facial paralysis manifested by eye movement up and out of the eyeball,
Bell's Phenomenon ... Sign of peripheral ... the eyelid #Bells ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #CN7
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... Beta Blockers • CNS ... help hone your differential ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential