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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... nerve pathology ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity Nerve ... • Radial Nerve ... • Ulnar Nerve ... #Pathologies #differential ... #innervation #neurology
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
 •
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... Paresis of the cranial ... nerves Ill, IV, ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... #TolosaHunt #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... include a: • Neurologic ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... examination: ○ Cranial ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... nerve) Palsy: ... Dilated #Pupil #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... Palsy #Oculomotor #Nerve ... #Cranial #neurology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... fissure and optic canal ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... #physicalexam #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... attributable to central nervous ... diagnosis and treatment ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vestibular Nerve ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve ... Wallenberg syndrome ... Central #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Tumor • Motor Nerves ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... multiplex, Phrenic nerve ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology