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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Vision - Differential ... • CN VI palsy ... Ill palsy ... a mass as the cause ... #DoubleVision #Differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia ... VI palsy) • ... Diplopia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... nerve palsy) ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Weakness #Differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
) Nerve palsy ... ) Nerve palsy • ... Medial Longitudinal ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Brain Stem • Diplopia ... Hemiplegia #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
paralysis of the Facial ... nerve (7th CN), ... an identifiable cause ... when the facial ... The cause is unknown
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders - Differential ... Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ... Vertical Gaze Palsy ... • Axial rigidity
Multiple Cranial Neuropathies - High Yield Differential Diagnosis
 • Intrinsic brainstem process
 • Compressive brainstem process
Neuropathies - High Yield Differential ... Neurosarcoidosis • CNS ... rarely botulism) Casey ... #Neuropathies #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... upper AND lower facial ... inflammatory cause ... 4m #Bells #Palsy
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... nerve) Palsy: ... no neurological cause ... Dilated #Pupil #differential