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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (Contralateral motor ... cortex) • Aphasia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... Sensory loss below ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... Disproportionate motor ... multiradicular pain, leg ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... Transverse myelitis: Motor ... and sensory deficits ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... Syndrome Wrist ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Alien Limb Syndrome on Physical Exam

Elderly lady with Parkinsonism (PSP) c/o left leg rising up spontaneously
Anterior ‘Frontal’ Motor ... Posterior, Parietal “sensory ... to them and is foreign ... #PhysicalExam # ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... lesion - Upper motor ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... the bilateral cortex ... /Sensory: • Tone ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... , motor, or autonomic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... #management #neurology