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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... Paresis of the cranial ... nerves Ill, IV, ... #Tolosa #Hunt #Syndrome
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
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... symptoms or signs, Cranial ... nerve involvement ... level • Central nervous
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
in small joints Nervous ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial ... nerve lesions, ... Demyelinating syndromes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
examination: ○ Cranial ... nerves - tumors ... of the auditory nerve ... nerves V and VII ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
myringitis • Cranial ... Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... infections Cranial ... syndrome • Dental
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Horner’s syndrome ... neuromuscular junction, cranial ... nerve, and the ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... palsy • Horner syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... nerve pathology ... - Repetitive nerve
#Cranial Nerves Summary

Cranial Nerve 
With
Origin
Function
Component
Opening to the Skull

#Cranial #Nerve #Anatomy
#Cranial Nerves ... Summary Cranial ... Nerve With Origin ... the Skull #Cranial ... #Nerve #Anatomy