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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... flexion withdrawal, abnormal ... decortication), abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lower extremity reflexes ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... Treatment: • ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
injury • Gait is abnormal ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... findings included abnormal ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... #physicalexam #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... to flex their weak ... In normal people ... #physicalexam #neurology ... #psychiatry
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10 to 19 years and ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology