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Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
time, and can cause ... are trigeminal ... atrophy of the cortex ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... the bilateral cortex ... • Corneal reflex ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Syndrome Wrist ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Strength, Normal Reflexes ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Central Core
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
syndrome resulting ... There are several ... hammer, caused ... Hypothyroidism #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #lesions #differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
from the cerebral cortex ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... anywhere from the cortex ... positive Babinski reflex
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... : Arms or legs ... cardiomyopathy, Horner
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
for red reflex ... retinoblastoma and corneal ... This reflex is not ... pressure in the arms ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #algorithm