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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... test, also known as ... with an upper motor ... #Plantar #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... /flaccid limbs vs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Milkmaid’s Grip of Chorea on Physical Exam
Milk maids grip is appreciated as an alternating squeezing and
This may reflect ... of Chorea and Motor ... #Chorea #sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
time, and can cause ... be found, such as ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... nerve acts both as ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Nerves: ALS, Cervical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Bing's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the
Bing's Reflex on ... toe with a pin causes ... patients with upper motor ... Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Bing's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the
Bing's Reflex on ... toe with a pin causes ... patients with upper motor ... Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology