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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Injury to brainstem ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... Cranial Nerves: Brainstem ... eye fields or brainstem
Abnormal Doll's Eye (Oculocephalic) Reflex on Physical Examination

Normally, a patient's eyes should move in the opposite
Oculocephalic) Reflex ... indicating intact brainstem ... Oculocephalic #Reflex ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #brainstem
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... (Finger Flexor Reflex ... #Hoffmanns #Reflex ... #test #sign #Positive ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
(finger flexor reflex ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... diseases, the reflexes ... Abnormal #Clinical #Video
Intact Corneomandibular (Wartenberg) Reflex

Patient with pontine hemorrhage without impaired consciousness - Left corneal stimulation triggers contralateral
Corneomandibular (Wartenberg) Reflex ... corneomandibular reflex ... This reflex consists ... with destructive brainstem ... clinical #Neurology #Video
Hepatojugular Reflux (Abdominojugular Test) on Physical Exam

Firm pressure over the liver elicits distension of the jugular
Hepatojugular Reflux ... Abdominojugular Test ... Hepatojugular #Reflux ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Hepatojugular Reflux (Abdominojugular Test) on Physical Exam

Firm pressure over the liver elicits distension of the jugular
Hepatojugular Reflux ... Abdominojugular Test ... Hepatojugular #Reflux ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... Abnormal #clinical #video
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Principal patterns ... (b) Brainstem lesion ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Patterns ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Freiberg's Test ... Piriformis Syndrome Flex ... is a positive test ... syndrome #Freibergs #Test ... lumbar #clinical #video