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Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Cerebellar Disease (e.g ... stroke, multiple sclerosis ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... palsy • CN VI ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... (2% of facial nerve ... palsy) - Unilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... Paralysis), Brain Tumor ... Aura, Multiple Sclerosis ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... #diagnosis #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vestibular Nerve ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve ... migraines, Multiple sclerosis ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... • Motor Nerves ... heavy metals), Critical ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... palsies; NCS, nerve ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Algorithm #Evaluation #Differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... CN III palsy 2. ... toxin • Multiple sclerosis ... #Ptosis #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic