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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... • Central or peripheral ... neurologic disease ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... #neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Neurocognitive Disorders ... (Reversible Causes ... Intracranial tumor • Infection ... , Nutritional UCSD ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Algorithm Febrile Infection ... • Conversion Disorder ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... • Tumor • Infection ... • Neoplasm • Infection ... #Peripheral ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Causes of Neuromuscular ... Spinal cord - Peripheral ... Spinal cord - Peripheral ... #Differential #Neurology ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Babinski Response: Note upgoing great toe upon stimulation of lateral foot in patient with
upper motor neuron
. - UCSD Catalog ... of Clinical Images ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Neurology #Foot ... UpperMotorNeuron #UCSDH
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria: Red/Dark urine ... 1ml blood/liter urine ... deposits - Post-infectious ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #urology #nephrology