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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... , acute weakness ... Bell’s palsy happens ...     - Epstein-Barr ... #Palsy #neurology
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment and House-Brackmann grading for severity of facial nerve weakness
#Diagnosis #Management #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment ... severity of facial nerve ... weakness #Diagnosis ... #Management #Bells ... #Palsy #Treatment
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... Algorithm Forehead ... (2% of facial nerve ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #neurology #sparing
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Pain: Due to nerve ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Unilateral Facial Nerve ... AND lower facial weakness ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... progressive flaccid weakness ... with peripheral nerve ... of peripheral nerve ... #management #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Lesions Facial weakness ... VII, the facial nerve ... palsy, is compared ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Causes progressive weakness ... bulbar region, Weakness ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Weakness: - Weakness ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology