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Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... the other toes and ... withdrawal of the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... #neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

Tromner sign indicates pyramidal release.  The Tromner sign is flexion of
indicates pyramidal ... for pyramidal response ... in the upper extremity ... clinical #Video #Neurology ... #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Reflexes: • Knee ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
until the buttock starts ... The knee should ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam
Tromner sign indicates pyramidal release.  The Tromner sign is flexion of
indicates pyramidal ... for pyramidal response ... in the upper extremity ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clumsiness in hands ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... Functional Lower Extremity ... normal people and ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
called the upper extremity ... Babinski’s plantar sign ... Reflex #Adduction #Sign ... #neurology #physicalexam ... #pyramidal
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Signs and symptoms ... objective evidence of neurologic ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... • Weakness: Starts ... in legs and ascends ... Paresthesias: Hands ... management #treatment #neurology