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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
Cord Injury by Nerve ... Spinal Root Sensory Motor ... C7 Dorsal Middle ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... nerve in the radial ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #arm #physicalexam
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... the back of the arm ... arises from C5, C6, C7 ... The first motor ... #diagnosis #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... involving the upper motor ... neurons on the left are ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Nerves: Brainstem ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
The nerves involved ... are trigeminal and ... facial. ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
of Dysarthria - Differential ... Nerves VII, IX, ... hyperactive gag reflex ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Differential #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
The sensory and motor ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... exposure & prominent cranial ... nerve dysfunction
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
(UMN) lesions are ... anywhere in the CNS ... form part of the differential ... positive Babinski reflex ... cord, peripheral nerve