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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 ... Bell’s palsy happens ... unknown but its clinically ... such as:    - Herpes ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), ... Infection, Compression ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
 -
Hunt Syndrome (Herpes ... Nerve Palsy Triad ... - ear pain - vesicles ... #Nerve #Palsy # ... #neurology #clinical
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
) Clinical: ... • Disease fatal ... exertion • Neurologic ... : Bell's palsy, ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... - Atypical Clinical ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... #Palsy #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
VII, exemplified here ... by a Bell's palsy ... Nerve #Paralysis #Bells ... #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... hearing loss, palsy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... temporal bone): facial ... nerve palsy • ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #otology
Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
Diagnosis? ... not endothelial cells ... rickettsia) Dx: serology ... Eschar #rakari #clinical ... #photo #skinrash
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... : - Herpes zoster ... Nile virus - Herpes ... #management #neurology