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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 ... means upper motor neuron ... #Hoffmanns #Sign ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical
Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Neuro #Wernicke ... MRI #Thalamus #NEJM
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity of the cortical gyri of the frontal
#Clinical #Neuro ... CreutzfeldJakob #NEJM
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
1 Minute Neuro Hand ... /ulnar) 2) OK sign ... Scissors (Ulnar)" 6) Sign ... #Physicalexam #clinical
Ankle Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is another sign of injury to the upper motor neuron. 

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Clonus is another sign ... the upper motor neuron ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Acoustic Neuroma ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... Disease of motor neurons ... Exam: clinical evidence ... damage to motor neurons
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Criteria for PE • Clinical ... Signs and Symptoms ... AcutePE #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Folate - Anaemia, neural ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Increased ESR and CRP Neuronal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs