21 results
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... #Localization # ... Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Homonymous field defect ... Limb apraxia Occipital ... Cortical #Lesion #Localization ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Signs of anemia ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Visual Field Defects ... Infection • MS ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Anatomy
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... called Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
without cortical signs ... sensory/motor deficits ... sensory/motor deficits ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm