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Bilateral Ballism on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

In this case caused by Bilateral limb-shaking transient ischemic
Bilateral Ballism ... transient ischemic attack ... #Bilateral #Ballismus ... #Ballism #LSTIA
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... • 2 or more attacks ... • 2 or more attacks ... CNS site) • 1 attack ... McDonald #Criteria #Diagnosis
Review Article: Toxidrome Recognition in Chemical-Weapons Attacks
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1705224

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #CWAs #Chemical #Weapons #Attack #Warfare #Toxidromes
Chemical-Weapons Attacks ... NEJMra1705224 #Diagnosis ... Chemical #Weapons #Attack
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Shuddering attacks ... Migraine-variants • Panic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
mediated autoimmunity attack ... lymphocytes also attack ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA)

Limb shaking Transient Ischemic Attack (LS-TIA) during transient occlusion of the right
Transient Ischemic Attack ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Transient #Ischemic #Attack ... #LSTIA #clinical
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation, Asthma attack ... Acute: Anxiety attack ... , Panic attack ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Peripheral Vertigo: • Attacks ... Central Vertigo: • Attacks ... Attacks in clusters ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
precedes initial attack ... Attacks may occur ... vertigo - Vertigo attacks ... history of other attacks ... #differential #diagnosis