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Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Achilles-toe reflex ... Squeeze hard on the Achilles ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #Alternatives #Tests
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Supraspinatus muscle injury ... Infraspinatus muscle injury ... Labral tear: ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #RotatorCuff #Injury
Babinski Response: Note upgoing great toe upon stimulation of lateral foot in patient with
upper motor neuron
stimulation of lateral ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Neurology #Foot ... #Babinski #Reflex ... #PhysicalExam
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Thompson Test for ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... Francisco Lara Pulido ... #sports #msk #physicalexam
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal left side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Thompson Test for ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... Francisco Lara Pulido ... #sports #msk #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
the pupillary reflex ... very sensitive diagnostic ... afferent pathway injury ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... gait, strength, reflexes ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... inguinal ligament (near
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... #management #neurology