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Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Plantar Reflex ( ... Plantar toe reflex ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #Babinski #Plantar
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
substitute for Babinski's ... 22 days after Babinski's ... of a cutaneous plantar ... contraction of the lateral ... #Reflex #Neurology
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
A normal plantar ... #Babinski #Sign ... #Reflex #Plantar ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
evaluated in the plantar ... substitute for Babinski's ... contraction of the lateral ... homolateral foot (plantar ... #Reflex #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Spasticity, Extensor plantar ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Plantar responses ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms and signs ... spasticity - Extensor plantar ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... signs and/or symptoms ... #management #neurology