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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... of unilateral facial ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... #Palsy #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... nerve palsy) ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... Movement #Disorders #Localization ... #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease fatal ... exertion • Neurologic ... : Bell's palsy, ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
exemplified here by a Bell's ... palsy, is compared ... Nerve #Paralysis #Bells ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... within 4m #Bells ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Clinical features of focal ... recognition #Cortex ... Cortical #Lesion #Localization ... Symptoms #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
• Thus a PIN palsy ... nerve (or PIN) palsy ... function in this order ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
CN III palsy 2. ... • Third nerve palsy ... • Horner syndrome ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... #ophthalmology