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Dermatomes and Peripheral Nerves - Segmental Innervation of the Skin and the Peripheral Nerve Supply (Anterior
Nerves - Segmental ... Nerve Supply (Anterior ... #Nerves #Innervation ... Skin #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Paper - Radial Nerve ... OK Sign - Anterior ... Pediatrics #Hand #Peripheral ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm ... #Injury #Innervation
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... nerve function of ... ) 2) OK sign (anterior ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #Nerve #innervation
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
nerve components ... nerve • Resulting ... and sensitive tests ... intrathecal spinal nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... ligament (near anterior
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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compression of nerve ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... extensors of the arms ... brain and/or optic nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential