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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
and wrist radial ... Video by Mujtaba ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
reflex) Flexion ... the thumb and flexion ... indicating cervical injury ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #sports
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... orthopedics #msk #sports ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
: • Flexion - ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... spared in this injury ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... blinks to threat Cranial ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... when there is flexion ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or spinal root injury ... on a chair with ankles ... coma, spinal cord injury ... Wrist clonus is ... be elicited at ankles
The inverted or paradoxical triceps reflex consists of flexion of the elbow in response to percussion
paradoxical triceps reflex ... consists of flexion ... is injured as in ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Nerve Palsy as ... flexion seen on ... Drop #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology