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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity Dermatomes ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... Multiple infections are ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... of the abducens
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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- Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... region (S2-S4 dermatomes ... - decreased rectal ... #causes #neurology
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
positive if they are ... unable to flex ... raises off of the ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
positive if they are ... unable to flex ... raises off of the ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #sports
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... syphilis, and HIV ... - Bladder and rectal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... Can begin in arms ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... : Arms or legs ... management #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... infection that cross-reacts ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... extensors of the arms ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology