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Types of Brain Herniation
1) Uncal Transtentorial
2) Central Transtentorial
3) Subfalcine
4) Transcalvarial
5) Ascending Transtentorial
6) Tonsilar

#Brain #Herniation #Types #Classification
Types of Brain Herniation ... 1) Uncal Transtentorial ... ) Tonsilar #Brain ... Herniation #Types #Classification ... #diagnosis #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... still able to copy ... cause), Traumatic Brain ... neudrawlogy #Gerstmann #Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... sensory loss Brain ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Hypernatremia Classification ... hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome ... #Features #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... nervous system: Brain ... of the spinal cord ... • Infectious: Brain ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... Worsening of previous neurologic ... contrast enhancement Brain ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... decompress the spinal cord ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... gone awry in the brain ... and spinal cord ... neurotransmitter in the brain ... Management #treatment #neurology
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
depression and brain ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... surrounds the spinal cord ... and brain (dura ... sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology