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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... scotoma • Motor: Weakness ... language: Aphasia/word-finding ... • Brainstem: Vertigo ... #criteria #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... • Spinal Cord: ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Upper extremity weakness ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... vascular causes, such as ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... Spasm, Cramping, Weakness ... Signs and symptoms ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Causes progressive weakness ... bulbar region, Weakness ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Weakness: - Weakness ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... #management #neurology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
motor areas is also ... areas → Errors in word ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology