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Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... (Contralateral motor ... Consciousness • Cranial Nerve ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... Saturday night palsy ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
of Peripheral Weakness ... without Sensory ... Changes - Differential ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Nerves: ALS, Cervical ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... damage to peroneal nerve ... at fibular neck ... claudication and weakness ... #sensory #motor
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Upper Motor Neuron ... signs - Lack of sensory ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... CN III palsy 2. ... to ptosis and weakness ... palsy • Horner ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor ... at the level of sensory ... #lesions #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Neck: “dropping ... life-threatening Differential ... - Repetitive nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology