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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Circulation - MCA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
aphasia (left MCA ... apraxia (right MCA ... without cortical signs ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... of symptoms or signs ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential #signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Meningeal signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Extension of wrist & MCP ... adduction) OK Sign ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute meningeal signs ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... #neurology #meningitis
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... transfusion • Error of injection ... blockers - MCW ... Nephrology @MCW_Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic ... sensory symptoms or signs ... nervous system signs ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology