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String Test in Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS)

A positive string test in a confabulating patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff syndrome.
These
Syndrome (WKS) ... A positive string ... He went on to describe ... WKS #clinical #neurology ... #physicalexam #psychiatry
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Abruptly lower the ... , turn head to one ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
of the body to one ... mobilization or supine position ... to the Leaning Tower ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #posture #video
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... To test leg recoil ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Head Control on Physical Exam
The strength and tone of the neck extensors can be
Tone - Head Control ... The strength and tone ... #HeadControl #tone ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
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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: • large lower ... decreased rectal tone ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... gaze palsy to one ... result is that one ... #OneAndAHalf #One ... ophthalmology #neurology
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
reflex" because the position ... face is turned to one ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
Prone Position on Newborn Physical Exam
The strength and tone of the neck extensors can be tested
Prone Position on ... The strength and tone ... head lag and are done ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... previous gaze position ... previous gaze position ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... #PhysicalExam #neurology