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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Causes of Vertigo ... - Vascular - Stroke ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... commonly stroke ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Comparison of Causes of Salt-Wasting in Infancy
 - PHA 1
 - PHA 3
 - 21-OH CAH
Comparison of Causes ... Wasting #Infancy #Comparison ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pediatrics ... #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Differential Diagnosis ... E deficiency, stroke ... Essential tremor • Dystonia ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Circulation Stroke ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Insipidus): • Central ... - Strong Medicine ... #Causes #nephrology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
can be severe in stroke ... with vascular causes ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology