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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of vibration, proprioception ... signs #symptoms #msk
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for Proprioception ... Romberg's sign) → Proprioceptive ... neurology #diagnosis #proprioception
Positive Romberg Test on Physical Exam

The Romberg test is a test of the body's proprioception (sense
of the body's proprioception ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... neurology #cerebellar #proprioception
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
vibration and proprioception ... motor, vibration, proprioception
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Temp. lost first, proprioception ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
light touch and proprioception
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
variable loss of proprioception ... Dorsal - Loss of proprioception ... type) and loss of proprioception
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
patient must rely on proprioception ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
MS: loss of proprioception ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Neuropathy • Proprioception