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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
Spinal Cord Injury ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... S1 Lateral Calcaneus ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
The asphyxia escape reflex is assessed by placing the child in the prone position on the
asphyxia escape reflex ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #Neurology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Normal #Primitive
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
causes spinal cord ... an involuntary reflex ... Video by Dr. ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #differential
Galant Reflex on Physical Exam

The Galant reflex is present at birth and remains until the 2nd
response, there is lateral ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #Neurology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Normal #Primitive
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... • Common clinical ... unilateral or bilateral ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... simplex virus, HIV ... #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... motor neurons - IV ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Thigh adductor reflex

Researched with the patient seated (also in the supine position) by tapping the adductor
The normal response ... can observe a bilateral ... response (as in the video ... #clinical #video ... #neurology