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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... patch alone may be ... within 4m #Bells ... #Treatment #Neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN ... Nerve palsy • Medial ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Sub-Cortical (Corona radiata ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... nodules, may also see ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... suspicion of stroke (BE ... vision loss • Facial ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
peripheral lesion of CN ... exemplified here by a Bell's ... These can be distinguished ... Nerve #Paralysis #Bells ... #Palsy #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... nervous system (CNS ... with aura #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
hyperviscosity syndrome ... ones that won’t be ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... less than 200 cells ... status, and focal neurologic ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology