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Bell's Palsy on Physical Examination

Bell’s palsy also affects the forehead but CVA spares forehead. Innervation above
Bell's Palsy on ... Examination Bell ... but CVA spares ... Innervation above facial nerve ... #PhysicalExam #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... (CES) is usually ... constipation Differential ... myelopathy • Transverse ... #differential #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... • 8%-27% for CNS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis ... that results in CNS ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve ... management #neurology #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... prominent cranial nerve ...  Transverse myelitis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... • May involve PNS ... and CNS • Headache ... neuropathy • Transverse ... • Malar rash - spares
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Multinucleated giant cells ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... chorioretinitis, CNS