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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... #Management #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #neurology #sparing
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Collateral history from ... - Syncope - Stroke ... Postictal state #Algorithm ... #management #Neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from ... Peripheral Vertigo ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
- Visceral - (From ... lancinating - Peripheral ... Limb • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
result either from ... nerve, anywhere from ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... last anywhere from ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... can be severe in stroke ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #management