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Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... #Neurology #Signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... Contralateral motor cortex ... Acalculia • Alexia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... stroke • Severe nausea ... with third nerve palsy ... Tentorial pressure cone ... #signs #symptoms
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
neuropathies (ataxia ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... pulse rate - Core ... with exercise - Core ... Criteria: - Core
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... Pathophysiology: ... non-dominant visual cortex ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... into the cerebral cortex ... flattening • alogia ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs