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Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
Parkinsonian Gait ... your steps short and ... movement and turning ... around, and there ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... swinging at the hip and ... moves forward and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Postural Instability and ... Gait Impairment ... #Management ... #Neurology #Parkinsons
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... touches the ground and ... This type of gait ... flaccidity of the leg and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
(Initial and subsequent ... cross-titration need to wait ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry ... #treatment #management
Apraxic Gait

Apraxia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by loss of the ability to perform
Apraxic Gait ... Gait apraxia, as ... Apraxic #Apraxia #Gait ... clinical #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
Choreiform Gait ... are irregular and ... The two stiff and ... Choreiform #Chorea #Gait ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver ... and Ages Palmar ... Primitive #Reflexes #Maneuvers ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Magnetic Gait

Magnetic walking is an abnormality of walking marked by the inability to lift your feet
Magnetic Gait ... decrease in mobility and ... #Magnetic #Gait ... clinical #video #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Stabilizers: Mechanism and ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry