Bell’s palsy: differential diagnosis
Evidence-based neurology checklist on bell’s palsy: differential diagnosis: Lyme neuroborreliosis: indicators Fever Aches: arthralgia and myalgia Headache Exhaustion Associated myelitis Associated radiculitis Otalgia or post-auricular pain Neck stiffness Parry Romberg syndrome Stroke Foville…
Lyme neuroborreliosis: indicators
- Fever
- Aches: arthralgia and myalgia
- Headache
- Exhaustion
- Associated myelitis
- Associated radiculitis
- Otalgia or post-auricular pain
- Neck stiffness
Parry Romberg syndrome
Stroke
Foville syndrome
Milllard-Gubler syndrome
Cerebellopontine angle syndrome
Other neurological differentials
References
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