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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... bladder and rectal reflex ... . saddle anesthesia ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Root Sensory Motor ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
of a nerve or spinal ... root injury. ... The patellar reflex ... bedridden, the knees ... Patellar clonus
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... neurology #sensory #motor
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
is a reflex muscle ... (which is the motor ... when you have an injury ... of the brain or spinal ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... for presence of clonus
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
has intrinsic signal ... of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #knee #clinical ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... bearing after injury ... Loss of signal pulses ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... radicular symptoms, motor ... gait, strength, reflexes ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs