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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm With ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Objective ... #Weakness #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute stroke ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Lack of sensory changes ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
vs Central Lesions ... Facial weakness ... in a stroke, paralyzes ... #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 ... testing gait in any dizzy ... if the cause is peripheral ... #Diagnosis #AVS
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... symptoms, positive serology ... (RBBB; others: AV ... mural thrombi (→stroke ... Thin and thick peripheral
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
recent vision changes ... Examples: - Peripheral ... • Clues: Focal weakness ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology