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Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... #Sign #Reflex #
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's ... sign (finger flexor ... #Hoffmanns #sign ... #orthopedics #neurology ... #sports
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... A positive test, ... as a Babinski sign ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... previous gaze position ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Skin lesions • Positive ... pathergy test ( ... is a skin prick test ... #signs #symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... Carcinoma - No signs ... #Algorithm #Causes