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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye movement ... Abnormal Eye Movements ... Rapid downward movement ... Slow downward movement ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Bell's Phenomenon (Palpebral-Oculogyric Reflex) on Physical Exam

Upward movement of the eyeball when the eyelids are forcefully
Palpebral-Oculogyric Reflex ... Exam Upward movement ... Palpebral #Oculogyric #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam #
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... complex spinal reflex ... The Lazarus reflex ... movement in brain-dead ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... complex spinal reflex ... The Lazarus reflex ... movement in brain-dead ... video #clinical #PhysicalExam
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... flexion, or even no movement ... Babinski #Sign #Reflex ... #Plantar #PhysicalExam
Superficial Abdominal Reflex
Let's recap the Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex.
The skin of the abdomen is stimulated with a movement
Superficial Abdominal Reflex ... Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex ... stimulated with a movement ... is a medullary reflex ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
Lazarus Reflex on ... Lazarus sign is a reflex ... movement observed ... by a spinal reflex ... #PhysicalExam #
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Light Reflex, Accommodation ... Ocular Movements ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
, Poverty of movement ... Slow-relaxing reflexes ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
causes spinal cord movement ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam