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

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
#Cortical #Cortex ... Signs #Symptoms #Brain ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... obscure left insular cortex ... the left insular cortex ... left temporal cortex ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... and Cingulate Cortex ... Toxicology #Metabolic #Brain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
focal cortical brain ... recognition #Cortex ... Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contralateral motor cortex ... sensory loss Brain ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... ischemic CVA (core ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... permeability Diagnosis ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Pathophysiology: ... non-dominant visual cortex ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
presentation • Lyme Serology ... CN7, parotid), CT ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... : • Traumatic brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology