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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
: Amyotrophic Lateral ... Sclerosis (ALS) ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... or acute kidney injury ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Diagnosis #indications
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... • Symptoms and signs ... • Gait is abnormal ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... Medium and large also ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... normal in sleep; indicators ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positive Romberg sign ... (ALS) • Clues: ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #