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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees and ... cord movement and ... an involuntary reflex ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pediatrics #Peds
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... patient's knees and ... hips to flex when ... Meningitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... patient's knees and ... hips to flex when ... Meningitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
, and legs flex ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
infant's arms and ... the arm and leg ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... stiffness, and ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... neck and legs will ... #testing #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
for asymmetry and ... all four limbs and ... motor and sensation ... support ventilation and ... Pucci @neudrawlogy and
Landau's Reaction (Reflex)  on Physical Exam

Landau's reaction is investigated holding the baby firmly under the
limbs, the head and ... First the neck extension ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
facial swelling and ... classic miosis and ... ptosis (both upper and ... consistent with a diagnosis ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Myotomes Reflexes ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... nerve at fibular neck ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam