22 results
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Hoffmann's sign (finger ... reflex #clinical #hand ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #neurology ... #sports
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
head with your hands ... Supports the patient ... to the upright position ... Dix #Hallpike #DixHallpike ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Supinator - C5, C6 • Finger ... "waiter's tip" position ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
reflex" because the position ... classically trained fencer ... the arm and leg ... #Neck #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #Neurology
Wartenberg Sign in Ulnar Neuropathy

Abnormal abductor the fifth finger due to ulnar neuropathy ( weakness of
Ulnar #Neuropathy #hand ... #pinky #finger ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
sitting posture, and ... into a supine position ... #vertigo #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #management
Landau's Reaction (Reflex)  on Physical Exam

Landau's reaction is investigated holding the baby firmly under the
horizontal, suspended position ... the extension position ... This reaction starts ... Reaction #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #Neurology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... The longer the seizure ... myocardial infarction, and ... #Management #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... Paresthesias: Hands ... death Miller Fisher ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
wrist extension and ... consisting of finger ... #Test #Reflex #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #msk #sports