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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 ... many different causes ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... Bell’s palsy happens ... but its clinically ... associated with viral infections ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... Infection, Compression ... #neurology #sparing
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... : facial nerve palsy ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... : Steroids and NSAIDs ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... - Causes progressive ... Exam: clinical evidence ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... causes need to ... #management #neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... alpha-reductase -> DHT binds ... dysregulation -> Bacterial infection ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis