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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
mild neurological deficit ... moderate neurological deficit ... severe neurological deficit ... #Stroke #CVA #neurology ... #management
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
but shows a more definite ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... ophthalmology #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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• Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset ... present, in which case ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... of the leg and deficit ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
Cornell's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which scratching along the inner side
longus tendon elicits ... patients with pyramidal ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Visual Field Defects ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... Distended bladder on ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Urology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Worsening of previous neurologic ... focal neurological deficits ... focal neurological deficits ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... differential #TB #neurology
Gordon's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Gordon's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
the calf muscle elicits ... patients with pyramidal ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video