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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 ... Unilateral Facial Nerve ... , Lyme, facial nerve ... within 4m #Bells ... #Neurology
Bell's Palsy on Physical Examination

Bell’s palsy also affects the forehead but CVA spares forehead. Innervation above
forehead but CVA spares ... Innervation above facial nerve ... and forehead is bilateral ... Palsy #Forehead #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... (2% of facial nerve ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Causes #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vestibular Nerve ... (CN VIII): Vestibular ... (TIA): • Lateral ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... per μL • Diagnosis ... of the abducens nerve ... #Infections #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... prominent cranial nerve ... paralysis but spares ...  Transverse myelitis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... (CN 8) ... #Diagnosis #otology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... the trigeminal nerve ... #Neurology