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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... ): MRI+gad (stroke ... CNS inflammatory cause
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... damage to sacral nerves ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #symptoms #signs
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
• Congenital hip ... Superior gluteal nerve ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Clonus, Spasticity, Extensor ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... activity between nerve
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused ... of the abducens nerve
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
the legs and the extensors ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... simplex virus, HIV
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
cavities Stage 5: Extension ... bone): facial nerve ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... anterior/posterior MSK ... erythema nodosum (extensor ... #Management #Signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... • Progressive symptoms ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... What are the symptoms ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... the ECU tendon, MRI ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk