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Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Clinical Features ... Contralateral leg ... Contralateral face, arm > leg ... without cortical signs ... CVA #Diagnosis #Neurology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
and Clinical Findings ... Broca's Aphasia ... hemiparesis (face, arm > leg ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... objective evidence of neurologic ... symptoms) • Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
from functional leg ... flex their weak leg ... Leg #Paralysis # ... hemiparesis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ten-year ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... diagnosis #management #neurology