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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... bladder and rectal reflex
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Plantar Grasp Reflex ... Rooting Reflex ... Moro Reflex (Startle ... Reflex) - Hold ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
Complete, Incomplete, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes:
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome
 - Anterior
Spinal Cord Injury ... Syndromes Complete ... Brown Sequard Syndrome ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... #Spinal #Cord #Injury
Hyperreflexia in serotonin syndrome

- Dr. David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink

#Hyperreflexia #serotonin #syndrome #PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video #Knee #Reflexes
Hyperreflexia in serotonin syndrome ... Hyperreflexia #serotonin #syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Video #Knee #Reflexes
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 ... Sensory Motor Reflex ... Flexion Biceps Reflex ... Brachioradialis Reflex ... #SpinalCord #Injury
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... video #neurology #physicalexam
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Acute spinal cord injury ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... in spinal cord injury ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome
Sustained Clonus in Serotonin Syndrome

- Dr. David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink

#Clonus #serotonin #syndrome #PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video #Knee #Reflexes
Clonus in Serotonin Syndrome ... Clonus #serotonin #syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Video #Knee #Reflexes