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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... of injury • Gait ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... : Areflexia UMN ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and multiple spinal ... cord regions of ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
drowsiness, weight gain ... abolished tendon reflexes ... percussion by the reflex ... clinical #video #neurology ... endocrinology #hypothyroid
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
lesion at the C5-C6 spinal ... cord level. ... radial (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... cord movement and ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
segments of the spinal ... cord. ... modified Rossolimo reflex ... Tromners #Sign #Reflex ... #physicalexam
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
originally described as ... affecting the cervical spinal ... cord. ... Hoffmanns #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #Reflex