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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... sleeping as in this case ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #msk #sports #neurology
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Palsy as cause ... for Wrist Drop ... #Palsy #Drop #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... drop - Occurs after ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... ) Palsy: • Brain ... no neurological cause ... diagnosis #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... Ill Palsy - ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... large/unreactive pupil
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Pupils: • Anisocoria ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... Neuropathy - Foot drop ... Commonly caused ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #neurology #sensory