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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Palsy #neurology
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Palsy #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #complications
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... or peripheral neurologic ... disease • Myasthenia ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
) Clinical: ... • Disease fatal ... exertion • Neurologic ... : Bell's palsy, ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
- Glomerular disease ... - Diagnostic of ... glomerular disease ... Microscopy #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #nephrology #casts
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Meniere's Disease ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... ), Alzheimer's Disease ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis