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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... Palsy. ... the commonest cause ... #Neurology #Signs
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... nerve palsy) ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #neurology #sparing
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 ... • Axial rigidity ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... is caused by damage ... Saturday night palsy ... " is a common cause ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
paralysis of the Facial ... an identifiable cause ... when the facial ... The cause is unknown ... #neurology #anatomy
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... • Medial Longitudinal ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop - Radial ... Nerve Palsy on ... sleeping as in this case ... #Nerve #Palsy # ... #msk #sports #neurology
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 ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes