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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Causes #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... a stand-alone test ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
= Central Cause ... This patient as ... cause of vertigo ... Video by Dr. ... #Neurology #Vertigo
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... here by a Bell's palsy ... Paralysis #Bells #Palsy ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... grip weakness caused ... flat object such as ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
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 in etiology ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
as cause for Wrist ... - Radial nerve palsy ... In a central wrist ... Drop #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test