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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
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with ... onto outstretched hand ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Nerve Palsy Triad ... paralysis - ear ... canal/auricle, hard ... #neurology #clinical
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 ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... Paresthesias: Hands
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Hair loss- feet and ... Pallor-bruising 3) Paralysis ... lower #extremity #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... onto outstretched hand ... anterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... nearly complete paralysis ... all extremity, facial ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
less than 200 cells ... focal neurologic ... /Edema • EBV analysis ... of the abducens nerve ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... cord infarct • HIV ... distinguishing feature ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spastic paresis/paralysis ... compression by fractured ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm