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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
pupil (4-6mm); • Light-near ... when reexposed to light ... females Differential Diagnosis ... asymmetry in dark and light ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
preservation of light ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Impaired upgaze - Light-near ... Parinauds #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pineal #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... palpitations, light-headedness ... suggesting alternative diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Seizure #management #Neurology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
 -
-2mm) pupil - Light-near ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Stages of Migraine
 • Prodromal or Premonitory Phase (1-2 days): Fatigue, Yawning, Food cravings, Pallor, Nausea,
Sensitivity to light ... Sensitivity to light ... Sensitivity to light ... Migraine #Stages #diagnosis ... #neurology #headache
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
of intermittent light ... the alternating light ... contraction to the light ... very sensitive diagnostic ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Light-near dissociation ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
Sensitivity to light ... Syndrome #Concussion #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
temperature loss but light ... vibration and light ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology