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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
- Radial Nerve Palsy ... sleeping as in this case ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... • Thus a PIN palsy ... #Nerve #Anatomy ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... nerve in the radial ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... Nerve • Ptosis ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... #Cranial #neurology ... #diagnosis
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Nerve Palsy as ... cause for Wrist ... nerve palsy with ... nerve palsy. ... #Nerve #Palsy #
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Fixed Dilated Pupil ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... nerve) Palsy: ... no neurological cause ... #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
palsyMedial ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... large/unreactive pupil ... #Algorithm #Causes
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
Median Nerve Anatomy ... pre-axial hand ... (AIN) palsy leaves ... #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics