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Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
Tongue Fasciculations ... Secondary to Hypoglossal ... @camwolfe #Tongue ... Clinical #Video #Hypoglossal
Plantar Grasp Reflex
A little bit of neurological semiology of the newborn / infant with this super
Plantar Grasp Reflex ... semiology of the newborn ... Plantar Grasp Reflex ... This reflex should ... present in all newborns
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
LMN palsy with tongue ... Note the wrinkled tongue ... @bobvarkey #tongue ... fasciculations #LMN #hypoglossal
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex ... This primitive reflex ... found in newborn ... as the "fencing reflex ... #Tonic #Neck #Reflex
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... in Left Hypoglossal ... Fasciculations - Tongue ... weak side #Tongue ... Fasciculations #Hypoglossal
This is another example of facial bruising. Here again the face appears to be cyanotic (including
lips), but the tongue ... bruising in a newborn ... facial #bruising #newborn
The asphyxia escape reflex is assessed by placing the child in the prone position on the
asphyxia escape reflex ... few seconds, the newborn ... asphyxia #escape #Reflex
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology
HYPERTENSION with a reflex BRADYCARDIA
 → ↑ ICP 
 → ↓ CBF
 →
Cushing's Reflex ... HYPERTENSION with a reflex ... → ↑ Vasomotor tone ... HR #Cushings #Reflex
SUMMARY FOR YOUR NOTES:
- The thyroid appears as an epithelial proliferation of the floor of the
posterior 1/3 of the tongue ... connected to the tongue ... canal called the thyroglossal ... ABNORMALITIES: - Thyroglossal ... cyst - Thyroglossal
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
reinforce the tone ... predominantly flexor tone ... normal, if the tone ... associated with low tone ... associated with low tone