5 results
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
LMN signs in the ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... LMN signs to determine ... LMN signs on examination ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... (finger flexor reflex ... #clinical #hand ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
rectal reflex. ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #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 ... Ask the patient ... to flex their weak ... normal people and ... #physicalexam #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... over a five to ten-year ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... diagnosis #management #neurology