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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Examination Left hand ... also called sleep paralysis ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... exemplified here by a Bell's ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Nerve (CN7) Palsy ... nerve ischemia ... within 4m #Bells ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Paresthesias: Hands ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
proximal ulnar shaft ... with radial head ... posterior interosseous nerve ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... /Edema • EBV analysis ... of the abducens nerve ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
with peripheral nerve ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
social workers ... activity between nerve ... cells and motor ... neurons - IV free ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... /or optic nerve ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
lacrimal glands: • Focal ... Can cause TYPE IV ... , B cells, and plasma ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... phenomenon (16%) MSK