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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... - Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... #neurology #diagnosis
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... the most common cause ... to read but able ... Able to write (without ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Tandem Gait Ataxia ... Parkinsonism How to differentiate ... PD patients are able ... Parkinsonism #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
the examination table ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... to subside, or wait ... #neurology #instructions ... #clinical #video
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
the examination table ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... to subside, or wait ... #neurology #instructions ... #clinical #video
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... #PhysicalExam #neurology