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Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
thumb on the same hand ... ’s reflex and finger ... signs in isolation ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
OK Sign - Interosseous ... Normal and abnormal ... OK signs are seen ... #OK #Sign #Abnormal ... #Hand #PhysicalExam
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... to relax the hand ... #Hoffmanns #Sign ... #Reflex #Positive ... #video #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... " position. ... #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
Babinski’s plantar sign ... unrelated Wartenberg sign ... #Adduction #Sign ... #hand #neurology ... pyramidal
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... (pyramidal distribution ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... /or optic nerve
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... and hip • Muscle ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal