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Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Principal patterns of loss ... lesion: sensory loss ... and ipsilateral loss ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
FAST) • Balance loss ... • Eyes: vision loss ... #differential #neurology
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
Nerve • Ptosis: Loss ... Muscle Weakness: Loss ... Dilated Pupil: Loss ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
• +/- Sensory Loss ... without sensory loss ... Syndrome (sensory loss ... proprioception loss ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
neck • Miosis: Loss ... dilation) • Ptosis: Loss ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... position change • Neurologic ... positive hearing loss ... Hearing loss. ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
distribution - loss ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis #Neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
• Bilateral loss ... • Ipsilateral loss ... Contralateral loss ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Brown-Sequard syndrome

It is a rare neurological condition characterized by a lesion in the spinal cord which
the body and a loss ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Hyperacusis - Loss ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology