Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... of facial nerve palsy ... Unilateral: Bell's Palsy ... (70-75%), Infection ... #neurology #sparing
Right Oculomotor (CNIII) Palsy caused by Stroke

Dr. Bruno Farnetano @bruno.farnetano

#Oculomotor #CNIII #Palsy #clinical #video #CN3 #clinical
Oculomotor (CNIII) Palsy ... caused by Stroke ... Oculomotor #CNIII #Palsy ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology
β–Ί
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 β€’ CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 β€’ CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 β€’ Intraorbital meningioma 
 β€’ Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Microvascular disease Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 β€’ Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercarbia β€’ Infectious ... : Bell's palsy ( ... CNS abscess β€’ Neurologic ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 β€’ Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 β€’ Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... is caused by damage ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 β€’ Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis β€’ Infections ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 β€’ Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 β€’ Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... : β€’ CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation β€’ Other causes ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 β€’
- Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, SLE β€’ Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
- Differential Diagnosis ... feel weak": β€’ Infectious ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology