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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
of motion • Abnormal ... • Decr tendon reflexes ... root's dermatome ... : • Straight leg ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Reflexes: • ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
the other toes and ... withdrawal of the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #reflex ... #pyramidal #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... - C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... The median nerve ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... Areflexia (loss of normal ... leg reflexes) ... damage to sacral nerves ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower Extremity ... Ask the patient ... In normal people ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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rarely follow dermatomal ... gait, strength, reflexes ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
rectal reflex. ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology