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Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
the paradoxical movement ... This change causes ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
stroke • Severe nausea ... pressure, SAH, tentorial ... nerve palsy - Tentorial ... • Extraocular movement ... signs #symptoms #clues
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye movement ... Rapid downward movement ... Slow downward movement ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
abnormal extraocular movements ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... hallucinations - Movement ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... disorders Others: tumoral ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Hemiballismus on physical exam

Hemiballismus is a hyperkinetic involuntary movement disorder characterized by intermittent, sudden, violent, involuntary,
hyperkinetic involuntary movement ... high amplitude movements ... Caused by injury ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
begin with body movements ... general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
of abnormal eye movements ... opposed vertical movements ... the up and down movements ... commonly parasellar masses ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Hemiballismus  - Movement Disorders

This case was caused by insular and temporal lobe infarcts.

#Hemiballismus #clinical #video
Hemiballismus - Movement ... Disorders This case ... was caused by insular ... video #neurology #movement ... #physicalexam