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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... fracture or prolonged compression ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
->Cord compression ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Motor Function ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #arm #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Locked-in syndrome ... is the patient locked ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... : • Sensory, motor ... autonomic dysfunction located ... • Bilateral signs ... diagnosis #management #neurology