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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... , often from vascular ... Syndrome ->Cord ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #orthopedics #neurology
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... test itself involves ... #Positive #Abnormal ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
spasticity • Lower roots ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Roos' Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Roos' Test abduct the shoulders to 90 degrees,
Roos' Test for Thoracic ... to 90 degrees, flex ... Video via @open_michigan ... #Roos #Test ... #vascular #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve roots ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Roos' Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Roos' Test - abduct the shoulders to 90 degrees, flex the
Roos' Test for Thoracic ... Roos' Test - ... to 90 degrees, flex ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #vascular #msk
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... the C5-C6 spinal cord ... An abnormal response ... Video by Mujtaba ... #Reflex #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
nerve or spinal root ... injury. ... as coma, spinal cord ... injury, frontal ... In abnormal responses
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... is a skin prick test