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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 Root Sensory Motor ... Flexion Biceps Reflex ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... injury, Preserved motor ... upper and lower motor ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #orthopedics #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... or brainstem Motor ... response (tests motor ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
Triple Flexion Reflex ... Triple flexion reflex ... sign of upper motor ... flexion of the knee ... clinical #video #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Weakness - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... of continuous motor ... • Continuous motor-unit ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Disease of motor ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... nerve cells and motor ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology