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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... , Acute spinal cord ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
seen, but it can also ... It can also be heard ... the patient's elbow ... the edge of a table ... coma, spinal cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... weakness, and hyporeflexia ... positive Babinski reflex ... lesion causes hyporeflexia
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... horizontal movements; also ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Weakness + slowness, Hyperreflexia ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and congested (“Cold ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table