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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Differential # ... #neurology #sparing
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
, acute weakness ... an identifiable cause ... but its clinically ... #neurology #anatomy ... #pathophysiology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Convergence Retraction Nystagmus with a left 6th nerve palsy

Caused by a Midbrain hemorrhage

Dr. Boby Varkey Maramattom
left 6th nerve palsy ... Caused by a ... retraction #nystagmus #ocular ... #physicalexam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness CRITICAL ... Neuromuscular #Weakness ... #Differential # ... Neurology #Causes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
for pinch grip weakness ... caused by ulnar ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
- Radial Nerve Palsy ... sleeping as in this case ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology