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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... #neurology #sparing
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... endemic area) ± HIV ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... neurologic complaints ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... gastroenterologists, and social ... motor neurons - IV ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
tissue: Epithelioid cells ... symptoms are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK ... iridocyclitis) and facial ... palsy.
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... on IV steroids ... Three weeks later ... ophthalmology #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Hyperreflexia develops later ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... /Bilateral, Startle ... , HIV, Malaria, ... Inflammatory (MS ... #Causes #neurology