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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Extremity #Dermatomes #Myotomes ... neurology #sensory #motor
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Dermatomes and Myotomes ... Motor Function ... Extremity #Dermatomes #Myotomes ... neurology #sensory #motor
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
cause esophageal motor ... Laparoscopic myotomy ... laparoscopic Heller myotomy ... peroral endoscopic myotomy
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
Myotomes of the ... #Myotomes #SpinalCord
Achalasia Management Algorithm
 - Botulinum Injection
 - Pharmacotherapy (CCB/nitrates)
 - Pneumatic Dilation
 - Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy ... Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy
Peripheral Sensory and Motor Deficits in Nerve Lesions

#Peripheral #Sensory #Motor #Deficits #Nerve #Lesions #Hands #Legs #Foot
Peripheral Sensory and Motor ... Peripheral #Sensory #Motor
Spinal Cord Anatomy - Sensory and Motor Pathways
 - Dorsal Column
 - Lateral Column
 - Anterior
- Sensory and Motor ... Anatomy #Sensory #Motor
Motor and Reflex Grading (0-5)

Motor Strength Grading

5	Normal

4	Reduced, moves against resistance

3	Moves against gravity

2	Moves only with elimination of
Motor and Reflex ... Grading (0-5) Motor ... Decreased 0 None #Motor
Motor Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic Hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia (‘total body involvement’), Athetoid (extrapyramidal, dyskinetic)

#Diagnosis
Motor Syndromes ... CerebralPalsy #Motor
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Mytomes - Segmental ... Tibial Nerve #Mytomes