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Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... common fibular nerve ... by raising the leg ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... drop and sensory ... damage to peroneal nerve ... claudication and weakness ... #physicalexam
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... injury, Sarcoid ... heavy metals), Critical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... : Starts in legs ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... root inflammation ... management #treatment #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Wrist drop - Occurs ... spared in this injury ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
& Ulnar nerve ( ... #clinical #video ... #physicaleaxm # ... neurology #orthopedics ... #msk #CTS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
, arms > legs ... Brain stem/Cranial nerve ... - Repetitive nerve ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... flexors of the legs ... brain and/or optic nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Common peroneal nerve ... Dorsiflexion of foot ... #msk #clinical