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Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Physical Exam To test ... either hypotonia or abnormal ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
is abnormal upward ... usually reflects lower ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #umbilicus ... #neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
he raises the lower ... common fibular nerve ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video
Cover - Uncover Test Revealing CNVI Palsy

Here the Cover-Uncover test unmasks subtle right CN VI palsy.
Revealing CNVI ... (Abnormal) This ... #Abducens #Nerve ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... must be absent: lower ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... In normal people ... hemiparesis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
hip, then slowly lowers ... the leg towards ... In a normal test ... #Band #Syndrome ... #video #physicalexam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal ... lower respiratory ... Palpable purpura (lower
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 ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... /or optic nerve