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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 ... spread to adjacent, clonus ... Increased 2 Normal ... Scoring #Grades #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
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
Sensory Motor Reflex ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
accompanied by a clonus ... Hoffmanns #Sign #Reflex ... #Positive #Abnormal ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... for presence of clonus ... Arms extended; wrists ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
Wrist Clonus on ... is a reflex muscle ... exaltation of myotactic reflex ... #Clinical #Video ... #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
of iniurv • Conus ... bladder and rectal reflex ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #orthopedics #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
An abnormal response ... Video by Mujtaba ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology