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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 ... Acromioclavicular Joint ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Bilateral Patellar Clonus on Physical Exam
 
Clonus Associated w/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis. 

#Knee #Patellar #Clonus #PhysicalExam #Clinical
#Knee #Patellar ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #NEJM #reflex
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... medial or lateral joint ... Thessaly #Test #Knee ... #Meniscal #Injury
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #orthopedics #neurology
Patellar Clonus

via @neurologiabr

#Patellar #Clonus #Reflex #Knee #clinical #video #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Patellar #Clonus #Reflex ... #Knee #clinical ... #video #Neurology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... bearing after injury ... distal to the knee ... injuries - Meniscal injury
Abnormal Doll's Eye (Oculocephalic) Reflex on Physical Examination

Normally, a patient's eyes should move in the opposite
Oculocephalic) Reflex ... gaze on a fixed point ... Oculocephalic #Reflex ... clinical #video #neurology
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... clinical #video #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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of wrist & MCP joint ... flexion at IP joint ... finger at DIP joint ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis #neurology
Oppenheim's Sign on Physical Exam

There are some alternative maneuvers to search for the classic Babinski sign,
indicator of pyramidal injury ... Oppenheims #Sign #Reflex ... #Neurology #clinical