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Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve OK Sign ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Hand ... #PhysicalExam # ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm ... #Injury #Innervation
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
to the radial nerve ... spared in this injury ... in the median nerve ... cause axillary nerve ... #arm #physicalexam
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Froment's Sign - ... Ulnar Nerve Injury ... nerve will not ... #Ulnar #Nerve # ... Injury #Hand #PhysicalExam
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... anterior interosseous nerve ... OK signs are seen ... #Interosseous #Nerve ... #Hand #PhysicalExam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... radicular symptoms, motor ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Microglial cells are ... immune cells of the nervous ... , lower extremity ... activity between nerve ... cells and motor
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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peripheral nerves ... muscle weakness - Nerves ... purpura: strong sign ... /or motor neuropathy ... Nerves -> mononeuritis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... extensors of the arms ... : • Sensory, motor ... • Bilateral signs ... /or optic nerve