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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... of Facial Nerve ... Palsy. ... the commonest cause ... #Neurology #Signs
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Fixed Dilated Pupil ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... no neurological cause ... Fixed #Dilated #Pupil
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... Nerve • Ptosis ... innervation to pupil ... #Oculomotor #Nerve ... #Cranial #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... (2% of facial nerve ... palsy) - Unilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #neurology #sparing
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Test for Ulnar Nerve ... Palsy This tests ... grip weakness caused ... by ulnar nerve ... #video #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
of the Facial nerve ... an identifiable cause ... when the facial nerve ... The cause is unknown ... #neurology #anatomy
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... palsy • CN VI ... palsy • Medial ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... Diagnosis: • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... to the radial nerve ... Saturday night palsy ... axillary nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... a mass as the cause ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... large/unreactive pupil