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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... upper and lower motor ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Leg Motor Restlessness ... motor restlessness ... Syndrome (RLS) ... #LMR #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... hemiparesis (face, arm > leg ... nonsensical: - Motor ... deficits #Aphasia #Pathophysiology ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... Hypothalamic or thalamic syndromes ... Transverse myelitis: Motor ... erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
in peripheral motor ... flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
• SVC syndrome ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam ... #Pathophysiology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Pathophysiology: ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... #sensory #motor ... #arm #physicalexam