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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Palsy #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Causes #neurology
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 Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ScrotalMass #Testicular #Urology ... #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sub-Cortical (Corona radiata ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peroneal • Radial ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Causes
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Mass: Subdural Hematoma ... Disorders #dementia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Critical and Emergent ... Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness CRITICAL ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... : • Attacks: Gradual ... BPPV • Short-lived ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology