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Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis ... the infant cries as ... Kernigs #Sign #Meningitis ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis ... neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #physicalexam #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis ... neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #physicalexam #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... Passive neck flexion causes ... flexion occurs as ... an involuntary reflex ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
often be mistaken as ... reflux initially ... Cause is unknown ... Stenosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... Commonly caused ... fibular neck such as ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
disorders, Aseptic Meningitis ... autoantibodies that will cause ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Escorial criteria uses ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
) and negative Reller ... than bacterial meningitis ... empiric acyclovir to all ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... Medium and large also ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management