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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Zoster Oticus Triad ... • Stroke syndromes ... HerpesZoster #Oticus #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke ... Delayed finding in stroke ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... → "setting sun sign ... Vascular disease (stroke ... #diagnosis #pineal ... #neurology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Effects of Strokes ... #Syndromes #CVA ... #Territory #Symptoms ... #Signs #Localization ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia ... #Causes #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... conditions: • Stroke ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... hairiness (hirsutism), Striae ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
 •
Pediatric Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... Head Injury • Stroke ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vascular - Stroke ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... Vascular disease (stroke ... #neurology #diagnosis