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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #neurology #sparing
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... vision loss • Facial ... #Management #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Types of Facial ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Central #Facial ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... #Posterior #CVA