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1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
A 3 finger boy scout ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #Hand #finger #Physicalexam
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Polyradiculopathy, Peripheral ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... or minutes with vascular ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vascular disorders ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
The "double PCL sign ... Repair if tear in peripheral ... red zone of the vascular ... tissue (3-5 mm from periphery ... Differential diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... 4) progressive muscular ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Varicella-zoster virus • CMV ... Acute meningeal signs ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders