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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Diseases: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Alzheimer's Disease, Bilateral ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, the patient attempts extension of the
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow ... This movement stresses ... pain over the lateral ... Epicondylitis #Tennis #Elbow
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, resist extension of the 3rd digit,
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow ... the patient's lateral ... This movement stresses ... Epicondylitis #Tennis #Elbow
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Antecubital Fossa Elbow ... Middle Finger Elbow ... Hamstring Reflex S1 Lateral ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
oxytocin, destruction causes ... insipidus • Dorsal & lateral ... regulation, destruction causes ... savage behavior • Lateral ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central Causes ... Vertigo Peripheral Causes ... paroxysmia Central Causes ... (TIA): • Lateral ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
near arm tremor caused ... the arms, with elbows ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Causes of Common ... Fibular Fracture - Elbow ... condylar • Lateral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... palsy" is a common cause ... Dislocation - May cause ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology