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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... (2% of facial nerve ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #Causes #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... grip weakness caused ... flat object such as ... Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... VII, the facial nerve ... here by a Bell's palsy ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
= Central Cause ... This patient as ... Video by Dr. ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Palsy on Physical ... happens sleeping as ... in this case, due ... #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Clinical Pearls ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... suggest a mass as
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Clinical confirmation ... suggest oculomotor nerve ... palsy. ... #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Palsy as cause ... In a central wrist ... #Palsy #Drop #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... or the axon of peripheral ... and sensitive tests ... pathophysiology as ... diagnosis #management #neurology