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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Syndrome Wrist ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... reflexes - reduced ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... Contralateral motor cortex ... contralateral extremity ... findings Unilateral Spinal ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
- Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
- Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
on Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle = spindle-shaped deposit of pigment on the posterior
on Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

It is a pigment deposit that can be found on
Krukenberg's Spindle ... on Slit Lamp Ocular ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... the bilateral cortex ... • Corneal reflex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam