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Symptoms and Signs to diagnosis WeaknessA general approach to weaknessGeneralized weakness and fatigabilityHemiplegiaMonoplegiaQuadriplegia and paraplegia Cramps and stiffness Movement disordersParkinsonismTremorsDystoniaChorea, athetosis, and ballismMyoclonusIncoordination TicsGait ImpairmentCharacteristic gait disorders Falls Sensory loss and paresthesiasEye symptoms and signsFacial numbness and paresthesiasFacial weaknessDizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing lossDysarthria and dysphagiaComplaints of smell and taste Lower cranial nerve dysfunction Transient eventsAltered states of consciousness and awareness Memory loss, cognitive deficits, language disorders, and personality changeAutonomic dysfunctionRespiratory dysfunctionBowel and bladder dysfunctionSexual dysfunctionHeadacheRegional painSleep-related complaintsTest findings to diagnosis MRI and CT findings that commonly lead to consultationAneurysms and other vascular anomaliesWhite matter hyperintensitiesHydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly and increased and decreased ICP Masses and other focal lesions Anatomic anomalies: vascular anomalies; congenital malformationsLaboratory findings Approaoch to Common ProblemsAddressing stroke risk Addressing possible multiple sclerosisAddressing degenerative disease of the spineAddressing peripheral neuropathiesAddressing Parkinson diseaseAddressing dementiaAddressing epilepsyAddressing brain tumorsAddressing headaches Addressing concussion and TBIAddressing neurological complications of pregnancyAddressing questions of genetic risk TreatmentCommonly used drugsImmune modulating drugsAnti-epileptic drugs Drugs for parkinsonismDrugs for myasthenia gravisDrugs affecting thrombosisBotulinum toxinManagement of headache and other painful conditionsCommon drug toxicities Intravenous immunoglobulinsTherapeutic plasma exchangeSurgical therapiesRehabilitationNER(01): WOW
