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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Causes of Hyporeflexia ... : • Hypercalcemia ... #Testing #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
nearly 3:1 • MS ... • UMN signs (Hyperreflexia ... imaging [MRI] T2 ... Progressive MS ( ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Weakness + slowness, Hyperreflexia ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... - Further testing ... #neurology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... absent initially -> Hyperreflexia ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... diagnosis #management #neurology