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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 ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... : Areflexia UMN ... differential #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and multiple spinal ... cord regions of ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... Lateral #Sclerosis #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 ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical
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. ... Video by Mujtaba ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
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. ... #clinical #Video ... #Neurology #physicalexam
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
Clonus is a reflex ... of the brain or spinal ... cord), the presence ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology