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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
The lesion could ... neurotransmitter cause ... cause very different ... This lesion causes ... causes hyporeflexia
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... ring enhancing lesion ... RingEnhancing #Lesions
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Optic Nerve Lesion ... - Optic Chiasm Lesion ... - Meyer's Loop Lesion ... Parietal Lobe Lesion ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... syndrome + MRI lesions ... present w/ CNS lesions ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... - Hematoma - Stab ... • Intrinsic Causes ... infarction which can be caused
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... involved = Peripheral lesion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Kerion Raised, ... boggy lesion with ... purulent nodules Caused ... Griseofulvin #Kerion
Janeway Lesion: Flat, painless, erythematous lesions seen on the palm of this patient's hand. While
frequently associated
Janeway Lesion: ... , erythematous lesions ... endocarditis, in this case ... SkinRash #Janeway #Lesions
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... Angina, Unstable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... the setting of a stable ... thrombus formation causes
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Toxins, Tamponade, Tension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table