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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Central ... Cerebellar abscess • Trauma ... Tumours: CPA, posterior ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... mimics complete • Central ... -> Trauma, disc ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Diagnosis Framework ... If Altered Mental ... SAH, tumor • Posterior ... , consider: • Trauma ... #diagnosis #neurology
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
Facial Swelling - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... polymyositis • Adult-onset ... Swelling #Edema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Obstructive/CentraI ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS) ... • Head Trauma
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
vertigo due to Posterior ... Artery occlusion) Clinical ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... : • Altered mental ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
often in older adults ... Occlusion of posterior ... Syndrome usually ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Insufficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... • Infecton • Trauma ... ACTH Dependent - Central
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... dysfunction Central ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology