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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... Algorithm Forehead ... Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... #neurology #sparing
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... syndrome (a.k.a. herpes ... - Strong Medicine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
damage, acute weakness ... unknown but its clinically ... such as:    - Herpes ...     - Epstein-Barr ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Tumor • Motor Nerves ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Lesions Facial weakness ... VII, exemplified here ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Circulation Stroke ... Artery occlusion) Clinical ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
AND lower facial weakness ... - Atypical Clinical ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... Impairment: • Acute stroke ... lesions of the central ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Algorithm Red ... lyme • Altered mental ... conditions: • Stroke ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology