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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... stroke, Acute spinal ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
of this complex spinal ... movement in brain-dead ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
of this complex spinal ... movement in brain-dead ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... - Infection (e.g ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
upward (cephalad) movement ... paralysis from spinal ... cord lesions between ... #clinical #video ... #umbilicus #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... dysfunction, Meds • Reflex ... neuropathy (DM, B12, etc ... Cerebellar/Posterior Cords ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... heavy metals), Critical ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
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 ... despite severe disease ... #Video #PhysicalExam