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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Motor Function ... - C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Triceps power is ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Commonly caused ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Mitochondrial myopathy, Muscular ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
Gowers' Sign on ... Physical Exam Caused ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... injury, often from vascular ... Mixed upper and lower ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... 4) progressive muscular ... Upper extremity, lower ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
flexed at the elbow ... hypotonia and the cause ... is an upper motor ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics