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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Pseudobulbar Affect ... of laughter and crying ... Disease, Bilateral Strokes ... #Pseudobulbar #Affect ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most commonly stroke ... (2% of facial nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
Median Nerve Anatomy ... compression does not affect ... fossa remember the mnemonic ... • LOAF mnemonic ... Anatomy #diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... conditions: • Stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #neurology #PHANTOMS ... #mnemonic
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Diabetes mellitus • Stroke ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... acoustic neuroma) and stroke ... may affect cranial
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
VII, the facial nerve ... their different effects ... pathways, as in a stroke ... Central #Facial #Nerve ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Alzheimer's affects ... of the Lips you strike ... The nerves involved ... clinical #video #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
• IV Midazolam Loading ... hour, titrate to effect ... Pentobarbital Loading ... seizure #Management #neurology ... pediatrics #peds #algorithm
HORNY PAMELA Mnemonic for Horner’s Syndrome

Horner’s syndrome is classically associated with ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis.
HORNY PAMELA Mnemonic ... by sympathetic nerve ... sweating on the affected ... HORNY #PAMELA #Mnemonic ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lesions of Cranial Nerves ... Internal Capsule Strokes ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm