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<br/><i>LMN lesions:</i> | <br/><i>LMN lesions:</i> | ||
<br/>1. Pontine lesions | <br/>1. Pontine lesions: syringobulbia, tumors, vascular lesions, MS. | ||
<br/>2. CP angle | <br/>2. CP angle: tumors (acoustic neuroma, meningioma), meningitis. | ||
<br/>3. Petrous temporal bone | <br/>3. Petrous temporal bone: Bell's palsy (most common, >80%), fracture, meningioma, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, otitis media. | ||
<br/>4. Parotid: tumor, sarcoidosis. | |||
<br/>4. Parotid | |||
Latest revision as of 02:29, 21 March 2023
SUMMARY
UMN lesions:
1. Any frontal lobe lesions (tumor, stroke, trauma).
LMN lesions:
1. Pontine lesions: syringobulbia, tumors, vascular lesions, MS.
2. CP angle: tumors (acoustic neuroma, meningioma), meningitis.
3. Petrous temporal bone: Bell's palsy (most common, >80%), fracture, meningioma, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, otitis media.
4. Parotid: tumor, sarcoidosis.
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