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Chaddock's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral
Chaddock's Sign ... lateral malleolus causes ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video
Chaddock's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral
Chaddock's Sign ... lateral malleolus causes ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #Pyramidal #video
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Fixed Dilated Pupil ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cranial nerve) Palsy ... no neurological cause ... #neurology
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Chaddock - Move ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... Alternatives #Tests #pyramidal
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... large/unreactive pupil
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
In this case, the ... than 3mm in this case ... oculomotor nerve palsy ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Marcus Gunn's pupils ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... how the right pupil ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria