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Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
Brissaud's Sign ... Brissaud's sign ... #Sign #Reflex # ... Neurology #clinical ... #pyramidal
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome -> Anterior ... Syndrome ->Cord ... Syndrome -> Posterior ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #symptoms #msk
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... #syndromes #lesions
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... clinical context and signs ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Choking Spell Injury
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
of the spinal cord ... or index finger causes ... thumb; seen in pyramidal ... #Reflex #clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology