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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Weakness That May Mimic ... Inflammatory Myopathy • Central ... or peripheral neurologic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... encephalitis. subdural hematoma ... Benign paroxysmal vertigo ... ) #Stroke #Mimics ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... : Gradual, mild, ... BPPV • Short-lived ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(BPPV) - Short-lived ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Vascular disorders ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... Seizure Mimics: ... • Sleep Disorders ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Seizure #Elderly #Neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... GH stimulates liver ... GHRH release, central ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Differential Diagnosis
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
inaugural • Central ... gland, Myelitis, Cranial ... VII), Cognitive disorders ... , Exclusion of Differential ... Treatment #management #neurology
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
Diagnosis? ... air located more centrally ... considered within differential ... Note on the axial ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound