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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
of unilateral facial ... Loss of Corneal Reflex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... Following must be absent ... gait, strength, reflexes ... on palpation of lateral
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... Sciatica: often bilateral ... - Emergency Causes ... Examination - bilateral ... #causes #neurology
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis ... • Amvotrophic Lateral ... • Reflux Stricture ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
of the cell -> Bilateral ... • Leukocoria (absent ... partial retinal red reflex ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... Acute onset and unilateral ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... dysfunction, and bilateral ... dorsum of foot and lateral ... Commonly caused ... #neurology #sensory
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Strabismus - Ocular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Exophoria (eye moves lateral ... contralateral eye deviates lateral ... #Algorithm #Causes
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
unresponsiveness; the absence ... Differential Diagnosis ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms ... • Thinning of lateral ... • Tendon Reflex ... ophthalmopathy ocular ... #Signs #Diagnosis