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Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
with tongue weakness ... , wasting and fasciculations ... differentiates this from an UMN ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
Hoffmann's Reflex ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal
Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
to Hypoglossal Nerve ... with ALS - This LMN ... post radiation and ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Left Tongue Deviation ... from the left and ... bobvarkey #Left #Tongue ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam ... #neurology
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
the other toes and ... patients with pyramidal ... Babinski #Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #reflex ... #pyramidal #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... fasciculations) • BULBAR: Tongue ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
patient's shin and ... for a brief time and ... release #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Alternatives #Tests #pyramidal
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
quadriceps muscle and ... of the flexion reflex ... synergy due to pyramidal ... #Neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Motor Neuron (UMN ... part of the differential ... However, in UMN ... positive Babinski reflex ... cord, peripheral nerve
Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure
Throckmorton's Reflex ... Throckmorton's reflex ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal