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Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Cerebral cortex ... - Cerebral cortex ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Clinical Pearls ... • CN VI palsy ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Congenital Nystagmus on Physical Exam
These abnormal eye movements were found in a patient with albinism. What
Diagnosis: Congenital ... Cooper Neurology ... Congenital #Nystagmus #PhysicalExam ... #ocular #clinical ... #ophthalmology
Cover - Uncover Test Revealing CNVI Palsy

Here the Cover-Uncover test unmasks subtle right CN VI palsy.
Cover-Uncover test ... Abducens #Nerve #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology ... #ocular #physicalexam
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Corner ... posterolateral corner ... is difficult to diagnose ... posterolateral corner ... Posterolateral #Corner
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Misalignment - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Symmetrical corneal ... test positive cover ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... here by a Bell's palsy ... one side of the cortex—the ... both sides of the cortex ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... Ill Palsy - ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology