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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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- Cerebral cortex ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... - Cerebral cortex ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... encephalopathy #Brain ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Polyradiculopathy Spinal Cord ... Vertebral Spondylitis) Brain ... @gabifpucci #neurology ... Tuberculosis #CNS #differential ... #diagnosis #TB
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Contralateral motor cortex ... sensory loss Brain ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... hypercalcemia, brain ... This EKG was recorded ... patient with a core ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... Comparison: T1 ... T2 #FLAIR #MRI #Brain ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner ... syndrome, history ... Space-occupying brain ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... encephalitis) • Brain ... Alice #Wonderland #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(c) Central cord ... /unilateral cord ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology