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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 ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Hip Flexure Contracture ... chest, flattening ... the lumbar spine ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #clinical #video
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
the patient's chest ... flattening the lumbar spine ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
finger. 2) Ask ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... clinical findings ... clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... signs #symptoms #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... HIV) - Vitamin ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
cord level. ... #Reflex #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Brain Death - Head Flexion ... the brain death diagnosis ... crossed over their chests ... #video #clinical ... #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
segments of the spinal ... cord. ... aspect of the tip ... of the middle or ... #Neurology #physicalexam