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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... nerve palsy) ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Redistribution/ Shift ... into cells ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
intake, Gl loss, shift ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... Findings: ipsilateral facial ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Speech, Tongue and Facial ... Lesions of Cranial Nerves ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... conditions listed in differential ... gastroenterologists, and social ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Demyelinating disease caused ... of the abducens nerve ... CNS #Infections #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology ... #differential