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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... Palmar Grasp Reflex ... - Stroke the perioral ... #Maneuvers #Ages ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex ... the orbicular reflex ... of the Lips you strike ... loss present in dementia ... clinical #video #neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
- Increasing age ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Pulse Pressure = Stroke ... : • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Pathophysiology ... Encephalopathy Triad ... neurocognitive #disorder #dementia ... #AIDS #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
amyotrophy with the pathologic ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
million - rare • Age ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... • Therapeutic trial ... Management #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... diagnosis #management #neurology
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Total Score = 0–42
1a—Level of consciousness
Institutes of Health Stroke ... responds only with reflex ... : What is your age ... #NIHSS #Score #Neurology