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Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... tumors - Multiple Sclerosis ... → "setting sun sign ... " - Vascular disease ... diagnosis #pineal #neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... tumors • Multiple sclerosis ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- Anterior vs Posterior ... Lenticulostriate artery Posterior ... Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... in hands) • Posterior ... > Posterior spinal ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Uncommon): - Vascular ... Wallenberg syndrome ... hemorrhage - Non-vascular ... migraines, Multiple sclerosis ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... • Multiple sclerosis ... Glomus Tumors - Vascular ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features and Vascular ... without cortical signs ... Posterior circulation—posterior ... contralateral body) Posterior ... CVA #Diagnosis #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and multiple sclerosis ... or minutes with vascular ... , such as with posterior ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology