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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Nerve Palsy Triad ... canal/auricle, hard ... #neurology #clinical ... #CN7 #CNVII
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
) Finger: • Mexion ... , C6 • Finger ... aracteristic "claw hand ... nerve in the radial ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Algorithm Cerebral ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... Findings: ipsilateral facial ... Lesions Above ~C5 ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
lacrimal glands: • Focal ... , B cells, and plasma ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... system: small-fiber ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... /or optic nerve ... #management #neurology