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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... finger dexterity ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger ... muscles of hand (finger ... adduction) OK Sign ... flexion of index finger ... #neurology
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
) - Finger/hand ... there -> Blue fingers ... and bushy - Finger ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
CREST Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

CALCINOSIS (BB-sized, hard nodules in fingers)
RAYNAUD'S Phenomenon
ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITY
SCLERODACTYLY (thickening and tightening
hard nodules in fingers ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
X-Ray Mallet finger ... Terry thomas sign ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #differential #diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... nervous system signs ... except in Miller Fisher ... #criteria #neurology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
ulnar drift of fingers ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Raynaud’s Phenomenon: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Finger pulp atrophy
 • Tissue ischemia/infarction -> Digital ulcerations
clinical findings • Finger ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
for Cerebellar Signs ... supination, alternating finger ... Mnemonic #Cerebellar #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms