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Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... flexion of the neck ... elicits a reflex ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... #Meningitis #PhysicalExam
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... the ankle jerk reflex ... — Woltman’s sign ... a deep-tendon reflex ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle #Reflexes
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... ( Lazarus sign) ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... #BrainDead #Neurology
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... ( Lazarus sign) ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... #BrainDead #Neurology
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... as a Babinski sign ... #Babinski #Sign ... #Reflex #Plantar ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Brudzinski's sign ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
It is a clear sign ... the pupillary reflex ... very sensitive diagnostic ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
Lazarus Reflex on ... The Lazarus sign ... is a reflex movement ... by a spinal reflex ... with the Lazarus sign