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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... nerve palsy) - Unilateral ... #neurology #sparing
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #Unilateral ... #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Wall-eyed bilateral inter nuclear ophthalmoplegia (WEBINO) Syndrome

In this specific case, the lesion is bilaterally in the
Wall-eyed bilateral ... this specific case ... the lesion is bilaterally ... #Walleyed #bilateral ... ophthalmoplegia #WEBINO #Neurology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Causes of Primary ... Diagnosis Algorithm Unilateral ... Throbbing/Pulsating) Bilateral ... Primary #Headaches #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
hypoxemia and bilateral ... week or less ● Bilateral ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
dysfunction, and bilateral ... dorsum of foot and lateral ... Commonly caused ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
oxytocin, destruction causes ... insipidus • Dorsal & lateral ... regulation, destruction causes ... savage behavior • Lateral ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology