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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
(axillary) • Adduction ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... T1 (ulnar) • Adduction ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
An abnormal response ... (supinator) reflex ... Video by Mujtaba ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Thigh adductor reflex

Researched with the patient seated (also in the supine position) by tapping the adductor
Thigh adductor reflex ... insertion close to the medial ... The normal response ... response (as in the video ... #video #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
blinks to threat Cranial ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - Total Score = 0–42
1a—Level of consciousness
responds only with reflex ... = Partial gaze palsy ... palsy 0 ... #NIHSS #Score #Neurology ... #Nursing #Assessment