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Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
The sign been also ... been observed in ALS ... facioscapulohumeral muscular ... dystrophy (FSHD ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... dystrophy, Myotonic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
retraction (Collier's sign ... → "setting sun sign ... " - Vascular disease ... (stroke) Dr. ... diagnosis #pineal #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... pretectal area By Dr ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... disease affecting ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... lung nodules, may also ... Neuro Behcets Vascular ... lesions Dr. ... causes #radiology #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
vertigo, Méniére disease ... often classified as ... Uncommon): - Vascular ... sclerosis - Dr ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urinalysis/microscopy ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... ATN - 45% - Pre-renal ... disease — 21% ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... 4) progressive muscular ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Medium and large also ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms