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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Respiration None C5 Radial ... C6 Dorsal Thumb ... Wrist Extension ... C7 Dorsal Middle ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
side of the wrist ... normally elicits ... (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
nerve of elbow, wrist ... space and the wrist ... deviates the wrist ... deviated wrist ... Anatomy #diagnosis #neurology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... and swelling to dorsal ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... ), radial styloid
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Supracondylar (4%), Radius ... Flexion Paper - Radial ... • Extension of wrist ... Supracondylar (2%), Radius ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis #neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #Drop #Radial # ... #msk #sports #neurology
Abnormal (Positive, Upgoing) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

#Abnormal #Positive #Babinski #Sign #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #reflex #pyramidal
Abnormal (Positive ... Physical Exam #Abnormal ... clinical #video #reflex ... #pyramidal #neurology
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
newborn babies that normally ... as the "fencing reflex ... #Tonic #Neck #Reflex ... clinical #video #Neurology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Normal
Motor and Reflex Grading (0-5)

Motor Strength Grading

5	Normal

4	Reduced, moves against resistance

3	Moves against gravity

2	Moves only with elimination of
Motor and Reflex ... Strength Grading 5 Normal ... only 0 None Reflex ... Increased 2 Normal ... Grades #Diagnosis #Neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Horner Syndrome Wrist ... nerve in the radial ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology