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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... injury, Early ALS ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... contrast enhancement Brain ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... flexed at the elbow ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lung nodules, may also ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the CNS from the brain ... to the spinal cord ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... positive Babinski reflex
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... surrounds the spinal cord ... and brain (dura ... sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf