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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... entire spinal cord ... - Signs and Symptoms ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #msk
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 ... upper motor neuron injury ... adduction of the ... #Hoffmanns #Sign
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
sign, involves ... other toes flexing and ... #Babinski #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... adduction of the ... #Hoffmanns #sign ... #clinical #hand ... #physicalexam #msk
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
equivalent of Babinski ... ’s plantar sign. ... unrelated Wartenberg sign ... #Adduction #Sign ... clinical #video #hand
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... signs below the ... below the site of injury ... • Gait is abnormal ... reflexes: Areflexia
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... • Examine for signs ... #comatose #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... ’s sign) • Uhthoff ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... and ADEM the cord ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal