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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vestibular Nerve ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve ... (CN VIII): Vestibular ... (a.k.a. herpes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Tetanus, Transverse Myelitis ... Tumor • Motor Nerves ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... (Herpes zoster ... #Herpes #zoster ... #neurology #clinical ... #CN7 #CNVII
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
VII, the facial nerve ... VII, exemplified here ... by a Bell's palsy ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
pulmonary etc) • CNS ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... lesions of the central ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Infections: - Herpes ... Nile virus - Herpes ... diagnosis #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
attributable to central ... nervous system (CNS ... infections • Herpes ... consistent with MS ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... Involvement: • Central ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... headache, altered mental ... status, and focal neurologic ... of the abducens nerve ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... Angiitis of the Central ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... chorioretinitis, CNS