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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... reflexes: Areflexia ... UMN Symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cord regions of ... and LMN signs in ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... and LMN signs to ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... pathway and the spinal ... #Reflex #Positive ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
is abnormal upward ... paralysis from spinal ... cord lesions between ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... cord movement and ... an involuntary reflex ... to create maximal ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
affecting the cervical spinal ... cord. ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Reflex
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
commonly used as a clinical ... segments of the spinal ... cord. ... #Reflex #clinical ... #Video #Neurology
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. ... An abnormal response ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical