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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 ... Bell’s palsy happens ... but its clinically ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (e.g. spinocerebellar ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... Bradykinesia • Falling ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... of facial nerve palsy ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... #neurology #sparing
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
• Infectious: Bell's ... palsy (HSV), Vestibular ... neuronitis, CNS ... Paralysis), Brain Tumor ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... . stroke, tumor) ... Wonderland #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Disease process ... Due to systemic disease ... #nephrology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • CN VI palsy ... Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #PhysicalExam #neurology