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Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Ischemic ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Drift Testing for Stroke ... patient with normal exam ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #neurology ... #cva
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... E deficiency, stroke ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
review • Physical exam ... Evaluate underlying cause ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Patient on Physical Exam ... time, and can cause ... of the Lips you strike ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Causes of Subarachnoid ... Algorithm Vessel ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Stroke ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular