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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon reflex ... ) • Hand paresthesias ... , fine finger dexterity ... #symptoms #msk
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... and finger jerks ... are not useful signs ... Abnormal #Clinical #Video ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... thumb on the same hand ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... reflex) Flexion ... indicating cervical injury ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
holding the middle finger ... and finger jerks ... are not useful signs ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... neurology #UMN #video
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... . 2) Ask the patient ... to relax the hand ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
level. ... below level of ... rectal reflex. ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
C6 spinal cord level ... extension and wrist ... consisting of finger ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Sign) for ACL Injury ... #Sign #ACL #Injury ... ligament #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... sports #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
indicative of injury ... at the level of ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #Reflex