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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... ’s Palsy is a damage ... Facial nerve (7th CN ... #neurology #anatomy ... #pathophysiology
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... Ptosis is severe in comparison ... #Palsy #Oculomotor ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology ... #diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... ) Nerve palsy ... ) Nerve palsy • ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Physical exam findings of various ocular palsies; image courtesy of the BMJ

R 3rd nerve palsy
R 4th
R 4th nerve palsy ... R 6th nerve palsy ... CNIII #CNIV #CNVI #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Chart ... #Comparison
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
lesion of CN VII ... here by a Bell's palsy ... #CNVII #CN7 #Peripheral ... Paralysis #Bells #Palsy ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
PERIPHERAL NERVE ... INJURIES #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Peripheral ... Musculocutaneous #Comparison
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nervous ... and Nerves 3 Peripheral ... #PNS #Lesions # ... Nerve #Neuropathy #Neurology ... #Localization #Diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... ) Palsy Presentation ... , Sjogrens Diagnosis ... 4m #Bells #Palsy ... #Treatment #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology