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Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... Extremity Paralysis ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... hemiparesis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... #management #neurology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
artery syndrome - Extremely ... patient is in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... arthralgia, arm/leg ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... affects the skin, neurologic ... legs), cutaneous
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... , MOG-IgG test should ... #management #neurology