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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... injury Generalized ... injury, Early ALS ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Endocarditis, Acute MI ... Hypercoagulable states ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Causes #neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
After this it starts ... onset (in spinal cord ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... • Neuro: UMN (stroke ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... hypercoagulable states ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential ... #algorithm
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Limb • Post-stroke ... • Spinal injury ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Altered mental status ... conditions: • Stroke ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Findings in Stroke ... it possible to differentiate ... #Progression #Stroke ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute stroke ... of the spinal cord ... aminotransferases • Serology ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Diagnosis #neurology