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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... causes of Facial Nerve ... Palsy. ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... palsy • CN VI ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Symptoms are Often ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... ): MRI+gad (stroke ... #Treatment #Neurology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ear pain 3. ... Encephalitis • Guillain-Barré ... syndrome • Stroke ... HerpesZoster #Oticus #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Most commonly stroke ... (2% of facial nerve ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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CVA #Territory #Symptoms ... #Signs #Localization ... #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... nerve involvement ... nervous system signs ... #criteria #neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
upgaze - Light-near ... → "setting sun sign ... Vascular disease (stroke ... Parinauds #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pineal #neurology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
exertion • Neurologic ... : Bell's palsy, ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs