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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... spinal artery injury ... Syndrome ->Cord ... spinal artery injury ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... cord injury. ... cord injury - ... #Cord #syndromes ... #differential #diagnosis
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... cord injury Generalized ... cord injury, Early ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Myelitis, Trauma, Tumor ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #neurology
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Tendon Injury ... Flex the knee to ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #neurology #differential
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
lesion at the C5-C6 spinal ... cord level. ... #neurology #clinical ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
indicating cervical injury ... #clinical #hand ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... decompress the spinal ... cord. ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... to the spinal cord ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... #management #neurology