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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... Retinal Detachment, Central ... Artery Occlusion, Central ... Hemorrhage, TIA, Stroke
Central Nervous System Disorders - Patterns of Localization - Cerebral Cortex, Brainstem, Spinal Cord, Subcortical, Cerebellum

#CNS
Central Nervous ... Localization - Cerebral Cortex ... #Localization #Neurology ... #Cortex #Diagnosis
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... degeneration, and cone-shaped ... Rizutti's Sign • Corneal ... loss • Vogt's Striae ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... one side of the cortex—the ... pathways, as in a stroke ... both sides of the cortex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner ... lyme • Altered mental ... conditions: • Stroke ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

 • Initial Assessment
 • BP/Temp/BG
 • IV Alteplase
 • Tx of ICB
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Anticoagulants • Core ... Acute #Ischemic #Stroke ... Management #CVA #neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... obscure left insular cortex ... the left insular cortex ... left temporal cortex ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contralateral motor cortex ... /Sub-Cortical (Corona ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... penis) Wickham's striae ... , central clearing ... - Red brown or copper ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm