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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Effects of Strokes ... Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
extensor weakness - Sign ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #neurology #cva
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... called Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Visual field defects ... Visuospatial defects ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
without cortical signs ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
- Nutcracker Effect ... Inferior vena cava ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... is required for diagnosis ... Blood cultures/serology ... Blood cultures/serology ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology