4 results
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings Compression ... radicular symptoms, motor ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and bilateral leg ... fracture or prolonged compression ... Narrowing of spinal canal ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... /Sensory: • Tone ... clenched; legs ... clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... , motor, or autonomic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test