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Bilateral Patellar Clonus on Physical Exam
 
Clonus Associated w/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis. 

#Knee #Patellar #Clonus #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Bilateral Patellar ... Exam Clonus ... #Knee #Patellar ... #Clinical #Video ... Neurology #NEJM #reflex
Patellar Clonus

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#Patellar #Clonus #Reflex #Knee #clinical #video #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Patellar Clonus ... neurologiabr #Patellar ... #Clonus #Reflex ... #Knee #clinical ... #video #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
of iniurvConus ... to conus medullaris ... 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 ... by Nerve Root Levels ... Spinal Root Sensory Motor ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... #differential #diagnosis
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or spinal root injury ... The patellar reflex ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... Patellar clonus
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Corneal reflex ... Oculocephalic reflex ... • Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... for presence of clonus
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
is a reflex muscle ... exaltation of myotactic reflex ... (which is the motor ... when you have an injury ... (either at the level
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #differential #diagnosis
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Reflexes - Deep ... Tendon Reflexes ... Testing deep tendon reflexes ... Then strike the patellar ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
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