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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 ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... bladder and rectal reflex ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #Injury #Syndromes ... #orthopedics #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Acute spinal cord injury ... in spinal cord injury ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... investigations abnormal ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... Acute #Kidney #Injury
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or spinal root injury ... damage to the pyramidal ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... coma, spinal cord injury
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Superficial Abdominal Reflex
Let's recap the Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex.
The skin of the abdomen is stimulated with a movement
, present in normal ... suggests injury ... to the pyramidal ... #Neurology #clinical ... #physicalexam #pyramidal
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Choking Spell Injury