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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Rapid downward movement ... • Examine for signs ... direction to the body; wrists ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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of Bradykinetic Movement ... Disorders - Differential ... • Cerebellar signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... Decr Range of movement ... fingers, radial wrist ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... hallucinations - Movement ... disorders (parkinsonian ... signs) - Behavioral
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
begin with body movements ... toxic or metabolic disorder ... psychological disorder ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Signs
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
/pain upon eye movement ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... neurology #symptoms #signs
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... restriction of shoulder movement ... shoulder; any movement ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
neurodegenerative disorders ... Wrist clonus is ... extension of the wrists ... sudden downward movement
Hand Flapping of Asterixis on Physical Exam
 
70-year-old man, renal transplant, attending hospitalization for acute rejection
highlighted This sign ... flexion-extension movements ... appear at the wrist ... arrhythmic round-trip movements ... These movements
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
childhood anxiety disorders ... having a small waist ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs