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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
damage, acute weakness ... nerve (7th CN), ... unknown but its clinically ... infections such as ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... nerve palsy) ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #Weakness #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... : ALS, Cervical ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... weakness ± hyperacusis ... - Atypical Clinical ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Bell's Palsy on Physical Examination

Bell’s palsy also affects the forehead but CVA spares forehead. Innervation above
’s palsy also affects ... Innervation above facial ... nerve for raising ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
extremity, facial ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... axonal form • MRI ... management #treatment #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
weakness or paralysis ... nerve, anywhere ... these pathways, as ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... system: Brain tumor ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... - Differential ... : UMN (stroke, tumor ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
with left hand weakness ... , left facial droop ... it possible to differentiate ... #Stroke #CVA #Clinical ... #Findings #Neurology