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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
spared in this injury ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... • Physiologic Anisocoria ... #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Fasciculus (MLF) Iniury ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Stroke #Mimics #CVA ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop - Radial ... Nerve Palsy on ... sleeping as in this case ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #sports #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Acute spinal cord injury ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... in spinal cord injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
In this case, the ... oculomotor nerve palsy ... anterior_seg_rocks #Adies ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology
Erb's Palsy on Physical Exam

Caused by brachial plexus birthing injury.

#Erbs #Palsy #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #pediatrics #neurology
Erb's Palsy on Physical ... Exam Caused ... plexus birthing injury ... #Erbs #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... video #pediatrics #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
nerve injury ... nerve injury ... • Thus a PIN palsy ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #nephrology #causes