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Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
features of focal cortical ... brain lesions in ... Limb apraxia Occipital ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
) Sign of Acute ... (SIN) is a sign ... diagnosing chole ... #Neck #SIN #Gallbladder ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
Brissaud's Sign ... Brissaud's sign ... injury to the cortico-spinal ... #Reflex #Neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... It is a clear sign ... very sensitive diagnostic ... #Neurology #Clinical ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
lesion of cervical ... type) and sensory deficits ... positive Romberg sign ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Gangrenous cholecystitis with sloughed, intraluminal membranes on POCUS
Worsening RUQ pain/fever. Ill-appearing, low BP. WBC 22.4K. POCUS
Diagnosis? ... in a gallbladder ... Pt had stone stuck ... US Murphy's sign ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
pressure and cranial ultrasound ... is also a late sign ... When the diagnosis ... for any midline defects ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... indicators of cortical ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... Vertical (22%) ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... IFA) assays to detect
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
for Cerebellar Signs ... and Limb (heel-shin ... Floppy or decreased tone ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam