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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Extension Brachioradialis ... Middle Finger Elbow Extension ... Femoral Condyle Knee Extension ... 2nd MTP) Big Toe Extension
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
radial side of the wrist ... elbow flexion, wrist ... extension and wrist ... radial (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Gag reflex ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... direction to the body; wrists ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
The following #reflexes ... triceps muscle with extension ... Wrist clonus is ... forcible flexion or extension ... of the wrists.
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
Wrist Clonus on ... Clonus is a reflex ... produced by a sudden extension ... exaltation of myotactic reflex ... semiologianeurologica #Wrist
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... C7 (median) • Extension ... C8 (median) • Extension ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Horner Syndrome Wrist
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes ... Palmar Grasp Reflex ... Rooting Reflex ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex ... #Primitive #Reflexes
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
to the lateral extensor ... central band of extensor ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist
Positive Babinski Reflex with dorsiflexion of the big toe after stroking the sole of the foot.
This
Positive Babinski Reflex ... This extensor response ... #Babinski #Reflex
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
with resisted wrist ... extension. ... with resisted wrist