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Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... • Parkinson's ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... Parkinson's Disease ... (TRAP): • Resting ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
Parkinson's Disease ... It is called resting ... still, either at rest ... #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Méniére's disease
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... , Head Impulse Test
In parkinsonian patients, distal dystonic phenomena, mainly in the hands and feet, can occur and are
In the case of the ... semiologianeurologica #Parkinsons ... #Disease #Parkinsonian ... striatal #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Examples: - Peripheral ... - Stroke - Parkinson ... weakness, muscle wasting ... Examples: - Parkinson ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
cerebellar ataxia, peripheral ... as the elbows, knees ... negative serologic test ... Genetic testing ... performed in select cases