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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to ... and LMN signs on ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
paralysis from spinal cord ... The sign been also ... been observed in ALS ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #umbilicus #neurology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Meningitis Kernig's ... the infant cries as ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... Pediatrics #Peds #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
in Meningitis ( ... causes spinal cord ... patients with meningitis ... flexion occurs as ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Traditionally, we have been taught to examine for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs when examining patients with
and Brudzinski’s signs ... with suspected meningitis ... The JAMA rational ... #PhysicalExam # ... Meningitis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... : Areflexia UMN ... and/or bulbar region ... plantar response LMN ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
sensitivity to cold ... deep-tendon reflex, is a neurologic ... relaxation can also ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... Examination: • UMN ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... Medium and large also ... diagnosis #management #signs
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
Hoffmann's sign ... originally described as ... cervical spinal cord ... #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #Reflex