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Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Nervous System Disorders ... 1 Anterior Horn ... #Peripheral #PNS ... #Neuropathy #Neurology ... #Localization #Diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... • Inflammatory disorders ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... (CN 8) ... Mitochondrial disorders
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Diagnosis Framework ... glaucoma - Ocular ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... the trigeminal nerve ... #Neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... CN III palsy 2. ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Suspect in movement disorders ... of the abducens nerve ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Cover - Uncover Test Revealing CNVI Palsy

Here the Cover-Uncover test unmasks subtle right CN VI palsy.
Cover - Uncover Test ... #Abducens #Nerve ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology ... #ocular #physicalexam
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... equina syndrome (CES ... Diagnosis: • ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology