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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
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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- Cerebral cortex ... - Cerebral cortex ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
cortical brain lesions ... recognition #Cortex ... #Cortical #Lesion ... #Localization #Symptoms ... Signs #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Contralateral motor cortex ... Unilateral Spinal Cord Lesions ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... papilledema • Horner ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
) a peripheral lesion ... system between the cortex ... one side of the cortex—the ... both sides of the cortex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
obscure left insular cortex ... No abnormal lesion ... the left insular cortex ... left temporal cortex ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
are lesions occurring ... The lesion could ... from the cerebral cortex ... form part of the differential ... from the cortex
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Blepharitis Cornea ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Corneal ulcer