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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Bell's palsy There ... many different causes ... the commonest cause ... #Palsy #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... #neurology #sparing
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... CNS inflammatory cause ... within 4m #Bells ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal ... Myelitis Diagnosis ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #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.
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
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
lacrimal glands: • Focal ... Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... peripheral neuropathy, transverse ... phenomenon (16%) MSK