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Hip adductor reflex

The adductor reflex is elicited by tapping over either the medial epicondyle of the
Hip adductor reflex ... The adductor reflex ... over either the medial ... the femur or the medial ... #video #neurology
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
(supinator) reflex ... Video by Mujtaba ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #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 ... response (as in the video ... #reflex #clinical ... #video #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... all extremity, facial ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... management #treatment #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... blinks to threat Cranial ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... all extremity, facial ... the underlying pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #neurology