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Principal features of Destructive and Irritative cortical lesions in right-handed individual

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
Irritative cortical lesions ... #Cortical #Cortex ... #Lesions #Features ... Signs #Symptoms #Brain ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contralateral motor cortex ... sensory loss Brain ... Unilateral Spinal Cord Lesions ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... • 80% with lung ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
focal cortical brain ... lesions in a right-handed ... recognition #Cortex ... Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the CNS from the brain ... from the cerebral cortex ... form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... from the cortex
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... and Cingulate Cortex ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Reflexes - Brain ... Intracranial Mass/lesion ... • Central Core
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... patients with a long ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... #PhysicalExam #neurology