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Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Dystonia ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Altered Mental Status ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... no neurological cause ... #neurology
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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Neuro-OphthaImoIogy ... Pituitary/metastatic tumor ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Anatomy #Causes
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis ... rigidity" +/- tremor ... cogwheel effect (+/- dystonia ... Malignant #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... : UMN (stroke, tumor ... #causes #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... dissociation • Other causes ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
degrees due to dystonia ... Caused commonly ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Status Epilepticus Management

 • Definition of Status Epilepticus
 • Diagnostic Workup
 • Potential Causes

Treatment of Status
Epilepticus • Diagnostic ... • Potential Causes ... Treatment of ... Management #epilepsy #neurology ... seizure #management #treatment
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... #Ophthalmology