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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... injury, Early ALS ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
causes a downward ... or Babinski sign ... #Babinski #Reflex ... Negative #Normal #Clinical ... #Video #Signs #
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
sensitivity to cold ... , is a neurologic ... relaxation can also ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Positive (Abnormal) Babinski Reflex / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole
causes a downward ... or Babinski sign ... #Babinski #Reflex ... Positive #Abnormal #Clinical ... #Video #Signs #
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
is a clinical sign ... the little toe causes ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal ... #Babinski
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
is a clinical sign ... the little toe causes ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal ... #Babinski
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Syndrome ->Cord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... in deep tendon reflexes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... management #treatment #neurology