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Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... hyperactive gag reflex ... and Pitch • Spinal-Cerebellar ... Disorder Extra-Pyramidal ... #Causes
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Causes of Hyporeflexia ... stroke, Acute spinal ... Delayed finding in spinal ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
Versus Lower Motor Neuron ... fibers (lower motor neuron ... efferent limb of spinal ... reflexes, resulting ... Diagnosis #Table #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... pathway and the spinal ... the patient to relax ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... clinical #video #neurology
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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Motor Neuron ... Neuropathy • Spinal ... #Causes
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
for upper motor neuron ... segments of the spinal ... or index finger causes ... thumb; seen in pyramidal ... clinical #Video #Neurology
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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
neurotransmitter cause ... & LMN lesions cause ... This lesion causes ... positive Babinski reflex ... type of lesion causes
Bing's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the
Bing's Reflex on ... toe with a pin causes ... with upper motor neuron ... #Bings #Reflex # ... #Pyramidal #video
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