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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... is that hip and knee ... an involuntary reflex ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... all fingers to ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... in Meningitis ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #video #physicalexam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
for Meningitis ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis ... #physicalexam #
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... as a Babinski sign ... extending with all ... #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
-> Unilateral Somatic ... gene mutated in all ... partial retinal red reflex ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... in episodic and semantic ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... stimulation to all ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis