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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... an involuntary reflex ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Diagnosis: • ... #neurology #differential
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... are unable to flex ... raises off of the ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... are unable to flex ... raises off of the ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Causes: 1. ... - Transverse myelitis ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
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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Diagnosis: • ... Spinal cord infarct ... • HIV related ... • Transverse myelitis ... #diagnosis #causes
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
of the spinal cord ... aspect of the tip ... or index finger causes ... #clinical #Video ... #Neurology #physicalexam