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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... of Facial Nerve Palsy ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Clinical features ... Acalculia, Alexia ... , Agraphia, ... recognition #Cortex ... #Neurology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Alexia Without Agraphia ... Pathophysiology: ... non-dominant visual cortex ... #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Contralateral motor cortex ... • Agnosia • Agraphia ... Acalculia • Alexia ... /Sub-Cortical (Corona ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... degeneration, and cone-shaped ... / Symptoms / Complications ... • Corneal Opacities
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... neuropathies (ataxia ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... Eyecare (prevent corneal
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Clinical Pearls ... • CN VI palsy ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... Functional • Corneal
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Pathogenesis and Symptoms ... into the cerebral cortex ... flattening • alogia ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... #signs #psychiatry