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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most commonly stroke ... involved = Peripheral lesion ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential # ... #Causes
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... ring-enhancing lesions ... brain #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Drift Testing for Stroke ... extensor weakness - Sign ... Upper motor neuron lesion ... In detecting CT/MRI ... physicalexam #diagnosis #neurology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Endocarditis, Acute MI ... - Strong Medicine ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... Space-Occupying Lesion ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Findings in Stroke ... it possible to differentiate ... #Evolution #MRI ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... encephalitis) • Brain lesions ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... on CT and MRI. ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings