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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... nerve palsy) ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... #Causes #neurology
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Nerve Palsy Triad ... hard palate or anterior ... #Nerve #Palsy # ... clinical #video ... #neurology #clinical
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
nerve in the radial ... Saturday night palsy ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral nerve ... ) 2) OK sign (anterior ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... Physicalexam #clinical #video
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... Diagnosis: • ... • Provocative Tests ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... here by a Bell's palsy ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
pre-axial hand ... • Anterior interosseous ... nerve (AIN) palsy ... #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... made, rule out: focal ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... ligament (near anterior ... pathophysiology #differential
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Cord Injury by Nerve ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... Abdominal Reflex L2 Anterior ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
with peripheral nerve ... all extremity, facial ... and sensitive tests ... roots and cauda equina ... #management #neurology