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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
damage, acute weakness ... nerve (7th CN), ... unknown but its clinically ... such as:    - Herpes ... #Palsy #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... weakness ± hyperacusis ... - Atypical Clinical ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Clinical suspicion ... vision loss • Facial ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
weakness or paralysis ... VII, exemplified here ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... all extremity, facial ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
onset of limb weakness ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... or abruptly • CN ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
speech: cranial nerves ... CN VII (facial weakness ... course of empiric IV ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
in the CNS ○ ... Diagnosis: MRI ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology