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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Weakness That May Mimic ... - Alcohol • Metabolic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... MINT Mnemonic • Metabolic ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... #Mimics #CVA #Differential ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... • Psychiatric disorders ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Provoked Seizures - Differential ... • Meningitis Metabolic ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Movement Disorders ... E deficiency, stroke ... Dystonia • Metabolic ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
- Stroke, transient ... migraine - Movement disorders ... Extrapyramidal symptoms METABOLIC ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Causes of Hyperkinetic ... - Differential ... Epilepsy • Toxic / metabolic ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... Parieto-Occipital Vasogenic Edema ... Patterns #Toxicology #Metabolic ... #Clinical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology