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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN Ill Palsy ... abnormal extraocular movements ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
Causes of Dizziness ... Illusion of Rotary Movement ... Lightheadedness #Vertigo #Dizzy ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Causes
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Localizing Extraocular Movement ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... - Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... Progressive supranuclear palsy ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Illusion of Rotary Movement ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Causes
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Symptoms worse with movement ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Her ocular exam ... Clinical confirmation ... oculomotor nerve palsy ... Pupil #anisocoria #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... triggers (actions, movements ... into one of three clinical ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy ... #Differential #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Test if patient ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology