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Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Central - Small Lesion ... Disproportionate motor (UMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord regions ... least two or more regions ... Other possible diagnosis ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Space occupying lesions ... Gravis - Lack of UMN ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... the site of a lesion ... : Areflexia UMN ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular
Congenital Nystagmus on Physical Exam
These abnormal eye movements were found in a patient with albinism. What
Diagnosis: Congenital ... Cooper Neurology ... Congenital #Nystagmus #PhysicalExam ... #ocular #clinical ... #video #neurology
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Deviation caused by UMN ... The UMN innervation ... Lesion - infarction ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam ... #neurology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Exposures - Endemic Regions ... Neurological, Ocular ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... , Convalescent Serology
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Upper motor neuron lesion ... Testing #Stroke #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... - Supranuclear lesions ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology