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

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
and hips following ... flexion causes spinal ... an involuntary reflex ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
(TFR) is a sign ... not volitional), spine ... flexion of the knee ... flexion of the hip ... #clinical #video
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... should be done in ALL ... #Diagnosis #Management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
segments of the spinal ... aspect of the tip ... causes flexion of all ... #Reflex #clinical ... Video #Neurology #physicalexam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential ... #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... the intrathecal spinal ... #management #neurology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... abdominojugular, reflux ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #management #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... of intrathecal spinal ... #management #treatment