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Oppenheim's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited
Oppenheim's Sign ... Babinski Equivalent Oppenheim's ... downward of the medial ... #Oppenheims #Reflex ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Oppenheim's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited
Oppenheim's Sign ... Babinski Equivalent Oppenheim's ... downward of the medial ... #Oppenheims #Reflex ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Weakness

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Weakness #Algorithm #Evaluation #Diagnosis #Differential #Neurology
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Weakness ... Tom Fadial @thame ... #Weakness #Algorithm ... #Differential #Neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... contralateral to weakness ... ipsilateral to weakness ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
of Peripheral Weakness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peroneal • Radial ... #Peripheral #Weakness ... #Sensory #Neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management Algorithm ... vision loss • Facial ... asymmetry • Arm weakness ... Stroke #Management #Algorithm ... #differential #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... damage to the radial ... nerve in the radial ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
progressive flaccid weakness ... all extremity, facial ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... management #treatment #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lower extremity weakness ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... diagnosis #causes #neurology