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Principal features of Destructive and Irritative cortical lesions in right-handed individual

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
#Cortical #Cortex ... #Lesions #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Brain #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
cortical brain lesions ... recognition #Cortex ... #Cortical #Lesion ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... one side of the cortex—the ... both sides of the cortex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Contralateral motor cortex ... Unilateral Spinal Cord Lesions ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner ... • Meningeal signs ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... #Algorithm #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
demyelinating lesions ... imaging [MRI] T2 lesions ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... the bilateral cortex ... myoclonic movements, tremors ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Abscess - Tumor ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms and signs ... - Vit B12 and copper ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... meningeal irritation signs ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology