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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Anisocoria Evaluation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Anisocoria - CN ... #Anisocoria #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Differential
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Physiological ... pilocarpine • Oculomotor ... Fascicle (Other CN ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... ringenhancing #lesions #cns ... #brain #diagnosis ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #radiology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... syndromes (e.g. oculomotor ... Many others • Transverse ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Manifestations #diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • CN VI palsy ... for ptosis with CN ... large/unreactive pupil ... #Algorithm #Causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... fixed dilated pupils ...  Transverse myelitis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
pulsations on funduscopy ... poorly reactive pupils ... glaucoma • Enlarged pupil ... movement deficits (CN ... #differential #diagnosis
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
exotropia): • CN ... hypotopia, mixed): • CN ... large/unreactive pupil ... ) • CN IV Problem ... #Algorithm #Causes