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Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Main motor symptoms ... : • Tremors ... present in PD, and ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... of Facial Nerve ... the commonest cause ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... (2% of facial nerve ... palsy) - Unilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #neurology #sparing
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Iniury • One-and-a-half ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ocular
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... no neurological cause ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... axillary nerve ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
• CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... #Algorithm #Causes
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology