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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Primarily Upper Extremity ... bladder and rectal reflex ... . saddle anesthesia ... . leg weakness and ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... neurology #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
The patellar reflex ... or bed with the legs ... as coma, spinal cord ... injury, frontal ... 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 ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #diagnosis
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

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

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Awareness • Injury ... for presence of clonus ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... spared in this injury ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #arm #physicalexam
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Then strike the patellar ... consistent with a lower motor ... cause is an upper motor ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video