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Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
OK Sign - Anterior ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Hand ... #Peripheral #Nerves ... #PhysicalExam # ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Nerve Injury ... to make the OK sign ... #Peripheral #Injury ... #physicalexam # ... #orthopedics #Hand
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
1 Minute Neuro Hand ... simple way to test ... the hand. ... #Hand #finger # ... Physicalexam #clinical
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign ... #Injury #UpperExtremities ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... test itself involves ... thumb on the same hand ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... #Test #Ulnar #Nerve ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #sports #hand
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... The median nerve ... the hand. 3) Now ... clinical #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor reflex ... indicating cervical injury ... #clinical #hand ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose