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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Causes #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity Dermatomes ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... , acute weakness ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... #neurology #anatomy
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Sensory #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness with Sensory ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity Dermatomes ... Commonly caused ... claudication and weakness ... LowerLimb #Extremity #Dermatomes ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology