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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Causes of Neuromuscular ... - Cerebral cortex ... - Peripheral nerve ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (2% of facial nerve ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
IV (Trochlear) Nerve ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... near arm tremor caused ... Wilsons #Disease #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #copper #physicalexam
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Contralateral motor cortex ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... #Hemiplegia #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 ... retraction #nystagmus #ocular ... #physicalexam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... near arm tremor caused ... Wilsons #Disease #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #copper #physicalexam
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Anatomic Location - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cornea: • Keratoconus ... conditions Optic Nerve ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Damage to C8 and T1 leading ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... to the radial nerve ... axillary nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology