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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 ... of Facial Nerve ... the commonest cause ... #Signs #Symptoms
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... nerve (7th CN), ... Bell’s palsy happens ... when the facial ... associated with viral infections
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... nerve palsy) ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... Infection, Compression
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... nerve ischemia ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
peripheral 12th nerve ... palsy. ... CN VII (facial weakness ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... CN12 #Neurology #Deficit
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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less than 200 cells ... Demyelinating disease caused ... : AMS, motor deficits ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
resolution of infection ... temporal bone): facial ... nerve palsy • ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
spinal cord and nerve ... neurological deficits ... neurological deficits ... • Caused by immune ... and not direct infection
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... status changes with focal ... pupil with third nerve ... palsy - Tentorial ... headache #signs #symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Myelitis Overview Focal ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... is involved - Focal ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve