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Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity Nerve ... • Radial Nerve ... • Ulnar Nerve ... #Pathologies #differential ... diagnosis #Neuropathy #anatomy
The Mandibular Nerve Block Anatomy 
The mandibular nerve, the largest branch of the trigeminal nerve, exits
The Mandibular Nerve ... Block Anatomy ... exits from the cranium ... ) ( Table 2 and ... #Anatomy #Mandibular
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... • Wrist Drop - Radial ... Nerve Injury • ... #Injuries #Anatomy ... #Differential #
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... examination: ○ Cranial ... nerves - tumors ... cause unknown) ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... a mass as the cause ... Nerve VI problem ... Nerve Ill - Eye ... #DoubleVision #Differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... myringitis • Cranial ... infections Cranial ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
. - Involved anatomy ... coordinated by cranial ... nerves (V, VII, ... medulla #Diagnosis #Differential ... Extraluminal #Algorithm #Differential
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... nerve) Palsy: ... no neurological cause ... Dilated #Pupil #differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes