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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... nerve palsy) ... #neurology #sparing
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... #Central #Facial ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
parasympathetic control ... suggest oculomotor nerve ... anisocoria #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... ~5th decade → peripheral ... GHRH release, central ... and Workup: • ... glucose suppression test
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... all extremity, facial ... and sensitive tests