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Principal features of Destructive and Irritative cortical lesions in right-handed individual

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
Principal features ... #Cortical #Cortex ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Brain #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #Algorithm #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Clinical features ... recognition #Cortex ... #Localization #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Pathogenesis and Symptoms ... into the cerebral cortex ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #positive
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... Hyperpigmentation is not a feature ... • The adrenal cortex ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
→ Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... pulse rate - Core ... with exercise - Core ... Criteria: - Core
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... Common clinical features ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... #neurology #meningitis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
include the entire cortex ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
4m • Atypical Features ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... Management #Treatment #Neurology