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Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral leg ... Contralateral face, arm > leg ... loss, field cut, aphasia ... without cortical signs ... CVA #Diagnosis #Neurology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs ... • Spurling's sign ... pain Lasegue's sign ... : • Straight leg ... #diagnosis #signs
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... down affected leg ... pathophysiology #signs
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... withdrawal of the leg ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... reflex #pyramidal #neurology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... Findings Broca's Aphasia ... hemiparesis (face, arm > leg ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
J Sign - Knee Examination

Sign of Patellar Maltracking where the patella exhibits lateral translation over the
J Sign - Knee Examination ... Sign of Patellar ... during active leg ... #J #Sign #Knee ... clinical #video #msk
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... from functional leg ... flex their weak leg ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... Leg #Paralysis #
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
positive Romberg sign ... small band of LMN ... (mixed UMN and LMN ... multiradicular pain, leg ... syndromes #diagnosis #neurology