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Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... #Tension #Test ... ULTT2 #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... #neurology #ULNT
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... → neck ipsilateral ... #Tension #Test ... #physicalexam # ... #neurology #ULNT
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
for Cervical Nerve ... in slight extension ... Radiculopathy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... #orthopedics #sports
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
damage to peroneal nerve ... at fibular neck ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
facial nerve, anywhere ... Central #Facial #Nerve ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis * ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... • Head and neck ... (CN 8) ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... at the C5-C6 spinal ... #Reflex #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk #sports
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
The sensory and motor ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... prominent cranial nerve ...  West Nile virus