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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... are many different ... causes of Facial ... Nerve Palsy. ... #Palsy #Neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... nerve (7th CN), ... Bell’s palsy happens ... #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
damage to the radial ... nerve in the radial ... in the median nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
palsyMedial ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... depress when looking medially ... #Ophthalmology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
are connected) ... Inferior through medial ... nerve palsy • ... hearing loss, nausea ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
formation) and MLF (medial ... The most common causes ... of this are tumors ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... management #treatment #neurology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... Many symptoms are ... not caused by granulomas ... palsy.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... all extremity, facial ... the underlying pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #neurology