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Bell's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

Carles Bell realized that when trying to close the eye on the
Bell's Phenomenon ... Physical Exam Carles ... the peripheral facial ... Phenomenon #Sign #clinical ... ophthalmology #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... when the facial ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Mass - Differential ... Hernia Painful - Gradual ... Spermatocele Spermatic Cord ... ScrotalMass #Testicular #Urology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Herniated disc - Hematoma ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... , epidural hematoma ... #causes #primary ... secondary #management #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
: • Attacks: Gradual ... with vascular causes ... BPPV • Short-lived ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal Cord ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology