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Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... Functional Lower ... In normal people ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms and signs ... compression by fractured ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... arthralgia, arm/leg ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal ... tract, and often causes ... legs), cutaneous
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... structural and vascular ... defaulting to a normal ... With multiple lower