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Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
at the hip. ... In normal people ... Leg #Paralysis # ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... area, - Facial paralysis ... Acute meningeal signs ... culture or by serology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology ... #differential