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Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Spasticity

Ely's Test assesses rectus femoris spasticity.
With the patient prone, the examiner
Rectus Femoris Spasticity ... rectus femoris spasticity ... Rectus #Femoris #Spasticity
The clonus sustained in the ankle, which usually occurs in combination with a positive Babinski reflex,
reflex, means spasticity
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Hyperreflexia - Muscle spasticity ... Sensory ataxia or spasticity ... Hyperreflexia • Spasticity
The inverted or paradoxical triceps reflex consists of flexion of the elbow in response to percussion
an element of spasticity
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Dysfunction (pain, spasticity
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
with moderate spasticity
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
hyperreflexia, spasticity
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
reflex, Clonus, Spasticity
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
vs hypertonia (spasticity
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Flaccidity -> Spasticity