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Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... no neurological cause ... diagnosis #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... Fasciculus (MLF) Iniury ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
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
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 ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Winged Scapula on Physical Exam

Caused by injury to the long thoracic nerve

#Winged #Scapula #PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Physical Exam Caused ... by injury to the ... long thoracic nerve ... Winged #Scapula #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Convergence Retraction Nystagmus with a left 6th nerve palsy

Caused by a Midbrain hemorrhage

Dr. Boby Varkey Maramattom
with a left 6th nerve ... palsy Caused ... nystagmus #ocular #physicalexam ... clinical #video #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... spared in this injury ... Saturday night palsy ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Drop - Radial Nerve ... Palsy on Physical ... sleeping as in this case ... #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #msk #sports #neurology
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 ... large/unreactive pupil
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Test for Ulnar Nerve ... grip weakness caused ... by ulnar nerve ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #