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Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... #gait disorders ... Typical causes of ... cerebellar type (MSA-C ... clinical #video #neurology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia ... involuntary movements caused ... Opsoclonus #Myoclonus #Ataxia ... clinical #video #neurology ... #gait
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
(fixed dilated pupil ... Demyelination • MS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
, INO, Unequal Pupils ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Primarily: Stance & gait ... no upper limb ataxia ... diagnosis #triad #neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Dose-dependent tremor, ataxia ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... dizziness, diplopia, ataxia ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... pruritus, weight gain
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Marcus Gunn Pupil ... Optic nerve* (main cause ... neuritis due to MS ... #Marcus #Gunn #Pupil ... #Defect #RAPD #neurology
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Tandem Gait Ataxia ... ( PSP, MSA etc ... bobvarkey #Tandem #Gait ... #Ataxia #Atypical ... #physicalexam #neurology