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Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Migraine/Auras • Movement ... Dystonia, Dyskinesia, Chorea ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #
Bilateral Chorea–Ballism on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

This case occurred after cardiac arrest.

#Bilateral #chorea #Ballism #ballismus
Bilateral Chorea–Ballism ... Disorders This case ... #Bilateral #chorea ... clinical #video #neurology ... #movement #physicalexam
Bilateral Chorea–Ballismus on Neurological Examination - Movement Disorders

This case was in nonketotic hyperglycemia.

#Bilateral #chorea #Ballism #ballismus
Bilateral Chorea–Ballismus ... Disorders This case ... #Bilateral #chorea ... clinical #video #neurology ... #movement #physicalexam
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Periodic Limb Movement ... Disorders • Neurologic
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... hallucinations - Movement ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Causes of Hyperkinetic ... Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... Toxic / metabolic Chorea ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... abnormal extraocular movements ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
 •
Symptoms worse with movement ... Associated with nausea ... Dysequilibrium: • Feels unable ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... consciousness Differential ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose