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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA ... #Syndrome #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... : Areflexia UMN ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... evaluation should also ... Meniere disease ○ Vestibular ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tests: • Measure ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... Polymyositis or ALS