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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
reexposed to light; • Normal ... Young females Differential ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Normal Pressure ... Drug Abuse • Tumor ... Extrapyramidal Features • Parkinson's ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... : CVA/CNS tumor/ ... ALS, Parkinson's ... obstruction - Abnormal ... esophagitis (GERD, pills
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... myoclonic movements, tremors ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Enhancement - TM and tumor ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Remember: Systemic sx will ... very remarkable w/differential ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management