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Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
the other toes and ... patients with pyramidal ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #reflex #pyramidal ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
C6 Dorsal Thumb ... Wrist Extension ... Flexion None T1 Ulnar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
) INSTEAD of a normal ... Wartenberg sign in ulnar ... Sign #clinical #video ... #hand #neurology ... #physicalexam #pyramidal
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits ... extension and wrist ... Video by Mujtaba ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Superficial Abdominal Reflex
Let's recap the Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex.
The skin of the abdomen is stimulated with a movement
, present in normal ... injury to the pyramidal ... #Neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #pyramidal
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... of injury • Gait ... reflexes: Areflexia ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #management #neurology