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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Disease • Central: Stroke ... Syphilis, Cerebellar/Posterior ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Most commonly stroke ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Circulation Stroke ... (usually Posterior ... • Ipsilateral facial ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Types of Facial ... Central Lesions Facial ... pathways, as in a stroke ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... (Generalized > focal ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
forehead) in classic posterior ... can be severe in stroke ... , such as with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
neuritis from stroke ... components: targeted neurologic ... testing gait in any dizzy ... if the cause is peripheral ... #Posterior #CVA
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
- Differential Diagnosis ... sensitive stimulus • Peripheral ... encephalopathies, post stroke ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

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