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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... Diagnosis: • CN ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
• Oculomotor Nerve ... Fascicle (Other CN ... pilocarpine • Tonic (Adie's ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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CN VI palsy ... for ptosis with CN ... a mass as the cause ... Scarring • Vitreous Abnormalities ... #Ophthalmology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits ... focal neurologic abnormalities ... of the abducens nerve
Superior Oblique Myokymia 
Eye movement disorder where the superior oblique twitches periodically causing jumping of a
It is probably caused ... the trochlear nerve ... (CN IV) at the ... #Clinical #physicalexam ... video #trochlear #CN4
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... unilateral and affects ... suggest oculomotor nerve ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #
Left oculomotor paralysis probably of ischemic cause.

via @neurologiabr

#oculomotor #nerve #paralysis #palsy #CNIII #CN3 #clinical #video #neurology
probably of ischemic cause ... #oculomotor #nerve ... #palsy #CNIII #CN3 ... video #neurology #ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... that results in CNS ... preferentially affects ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
spinal cord and nerve ... weakness, sensory abnormalities ... focal neurological deficits ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... or abruptly • CN
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal abnormalities ... claudication, pulse deficits ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS