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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... exaggerated) • Gross motor ... weakness (late sign ... dexterity loss (early signs
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
• Peripheral motor ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral motor ... without cortical signs ... crossed sensory/motor ... crossed sensory/motor
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... injury, Preserved motor ... Ipsilateral loss of motor ... upper and lower motor ... pathophysiology #signs
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... means upper motor ... #Hoffmanns #Sign
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
changes, sensory and motor ... Complications #diagnosis #signs
Ankle Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is another sign of injury to the upper motor neuron. 

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Clonus is another sign ... injury to the upper motor
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
function of nearby motor ... nonsensical: - Motor ... speech input to motor ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... concentration • Motor ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
as a Babinski sign ... with an upper motor ... #Babinski #Sign