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Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... System - Decreased LOC ... Diseases • Prader-Willi ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... heavy metals), Critical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Tone - Heel to Ear on Physical Exam
Holding the baby’s foot in one hand, draw the
foot in one hand, draw ... the ear to see how ... then there is hypotonia ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... ) → Arousal How ... asymmetry and hypotonia ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... meningitis, it has low ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Kearns-Sayre syndrome - Myotonic ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
associated with low ... central or cerebral hypotonia ... and the cause is ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics