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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... responses - Loss ... of injury - Loss ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... FAST) • Balance loss ... • Eyes: vision loss ... Stroke #Management #Algorithm ... #differential #neurology
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... weakness (late sign ... finger dexterity loss ... (early signs)
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... Clinical #Video #neurology
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Hyperacusis - Loss ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... positive hearing loss ... Hearing loss. ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Thyroid Eye Signs 
Lid Signs
    Dalrymple’s Sign: Lid Retraction.
    Von
Thyroid Eye Signs ... Lid Signs ... Dalrymple’s Sign ... Von Graefe’s Sign ... Loss of the lateral
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • +/- Sensory Loss ... without sensory loss ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anion Gap (<14) (Loss ... AnionGap #NonGap #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Excess free water loss ... exercise-related loss ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm