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

A simple way to test the peripheral
way to test the peripheral ... A 3 finger boy scout ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
disorder Of the peripheral ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
retraction (Collier's sign ... → "setting sun sign ... " - Vascular disease ... Parinauds #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pineal #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... exertion • Neurologic ... Bell's palsy, peripheral ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms ... #management #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
test (Romberg's sign ... • Cerebellar disease ... Unilateral vestibular disease ... Rombergs #Test #neurology ... #diagnosis #proprioception