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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity Dermatomes ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... Commonly caused ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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CN VI palsy ... Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... a mass as the cause
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... (CN7) Palsy Presentation ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... region (S2-S4 dermatomes ... #causes #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens nerve
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology