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Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
(e.g. spinocerebellar ... multiple sclerosis) Resting ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... • Drug-induced Parkinsonism ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... (TRAP): • Resting ... Drug-induced Parkinsonism ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
It is called resting ... #Parkinsonian # ... resting #Tremor ... #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
In parkinsonian patients, distal dystonic phenomena, mainly in the hands and feet, can occur and are
In parkinsonian ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... resting #Tremor ... striatal #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... heavy metals), Critical ... poisoning, Scorpion sting ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... HIV, Lyme, GBS, tumor ... within 4m #Bells ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... autoantibodies - TPO, TTG, etc ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Management #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... thrombosis Testing ... • EEG: With persistent ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... kidney tubular cells ... of underlying disease ... causes #treatment #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease ... hearing loss, palsy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology