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Left Sided Bell's Palsy - Facial Nerve Paralysis

#Bells #Palsy #Facial #Nerve #Paralysis #CN7 #CNVII #clinical #neurology
Left Sided Bell's ... Paralysis #Bells ... #Paralysis #CN7 ... CNVII #clinical #neurology ... #video #physicalexam
Left Sided Facial Paralysis in Bell's Palsy

Cranial Nerve / Facial Nerve Paralysis

#Facial #Paralysis #Bells #Palsy #clinical
in Bell's Palsy ... Cranial Nerve ... #Paralysis #Bells ... Palsy #clinical #video ... #neurology #CN7
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
peripheral lesion of CN ... peripheral lesion of CN ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... #Paralysis #Bells ... #Diagnosis *
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 The sensory ... and motor systems ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... prominent cranial nerve
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... Syndrome Wrist drop ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... (Contralateral motor ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... Lesions Above ~C5
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Neuropathy - Foot drop ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Upper Motor Neuron ... syndrome - Tick-paralysis ... signs - Lack of sensory
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Cord Injury by Nerve ... Levels Spinal Root Sensory ... Motor Reflex C4 ... Respiration None C5 ... #differential #diagnosis
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
It arises from C5 ... , C6, C7 , C8 and ... The first motor ... involve a wrist drop ... #Anatomy #diagnosis