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Brachial Plexus Lesions - Localization and Presentation

Erb palsy ("waiter's tip"), 
Klumpke palsy, 
Thoracic outlet syndrome, Winged
- Localization and ... tip"), Klumpke palsy ... outlet syndrome, Winged ... Klumpke #ClawHand #Diagnosis ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Physical exam findings of various ocular palsies; image courtesy of the BMJ

R 3rd nerve palsy
R 4th
R 3rd nerve palsy ... R 4th nerve palsy ... R 6th nerve palsy ... CNIII #CNIV #CNVI #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Chart
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Supinator - C5, C6 • Finger ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... of Facial Nerve Palsy ... known as Bell's palsy ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... Trochlear) Nerve palsy ... Iniury • One-and-a-half ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Motor Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic Hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia (‘total body involvement’), Athetoid (extrapyramidal, dyskinetic)

#Diagnosis
Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy ... dyskinetic) #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #CerebralPalsy
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger ... Small muscles of hand ... (finger abduction ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis ... #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger ... name their own fingers ... differentiate right and ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis