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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 ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology ... #Spine
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... cord movement and ... an involuntary reflex ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... lesion: Clinical ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Infantile Bacterial Meningitis ... Nuchal #Rigidity #Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Peds #Pediatrics ... #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
constipation Differential ... cord infarct ... • HIV related myelopathy ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Infantile Bacterial Meningitis ... Nuchal #Rigidity #Meningitis ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Peds #Pediatrics ... #neurology
The asphyxia escape reflex is assessed by placing the child in the prone position on the
asphyxia escape reflex ... asphyxia #escape #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #Neurology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis ... position with the hip ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology