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Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve OK Sign ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Mnemonic ... #Upper #Arm #Injury
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
Check your Six" Mnemonic ... salute- median/ulnar ... )" 6) Sign off ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #finger #Physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... clumsiness in hands ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... - Pain along ulnar ... – compartment syndrome ... Overlying wounds or signs ... recommended if injury
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... " ± Horner Syndrome ... spared in this injury ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
HARMFUL Mnemonic for Serotonin Syndrome Signs and Symptoms

H - Hyperthermia
A - Autonomic Instability
R - Rigidity
M -
HARMFUL Mnemonic ... for Serotonin Syndrome ... Signs and Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #Acronym ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose