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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... (2% of facial nerve ... palsy) - Unilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #neurology #sparing
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Examination Left hand ... sleeping as in this case ... #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... Iniury • One-and-a-half ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics ... #sports #hand
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... no neurological cause ... #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... axillary nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Unilateral Facial Nerve ... , Lyme, facial nerve ... HIV, Lyme, GBS, tumor ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Tongue Deviation caused ... of most cranial nerves ... from the left and ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam ... #neurology