15 results
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
to differentiate ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #diagnosis
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Fasciculus (MLF) Iniury ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Extreme emotional lability ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Traumatic Brain Injury ... Blindness, Psychiatric Disorders ... Confabulation #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... • Spinal injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... or acute kidney injury ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... #AcidBase #disorders ... #Summary #Nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology ... #differential