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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
by Nerve Root Levels ... Spinal Root Sensory ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
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Nerve Palsy Triad ... anterior 2/3 of tongue ... clinical #video #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #CN7 #CNVII
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
peripheral 12th nerve ... nerves VII, IX/ ... CN VII (facial weakness ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam ... #CN12 #Neurology
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Left Tongue Deviation ... this rule are CN ... Deviation #UMN #CNXII ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam ... #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Nerves: Brainstem ... brainstem Motor/Sensory ... : • Tone: check ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... and/or genital sensory ... Differential Diagnosis ... decreased rectal tone ... #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology