Mnemonic : Bull DOG LIMPS
Creator : Myself
Explanation : this mnemonic helps in remembering all the causes of bilateral facial nerve paralysis that may be either simultaneous or delayed .
Bull = Bell palsy, Bulbar palsy, Basilar skull fracture and Botulism
D = Diabetes Mellitus
O = Osteopetrosis
G = Guillain-Barre syndrome
L = Leukemia , Leprosy and Lyme disease
I = Isoniazid and Infectious mononucleosis
M = Myasthenia gravis , Myotonica dystrophia , Meningitis , Moebius syndrome and Malaria
P = Periarteritis nodosa, Poliomyelitis , Porphyrias and Postvaccination neuropathy
S = Syphilis and Sarcoidosis ( Heerfordt syndrome )
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2 comments:
Good mnemonic, except HIV/AIDS is not included.
to include AIDS it should be modified as
A Bull DOG LIMPS
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