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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
stroke, Acute spinal ... cord injury, Early ... ALS Generalized ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
crying; Diseases: Amyotrophic ... Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... - Causes progressive ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... • Gait is abnormal ... Cord Causes: 1 ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... nerve acts both as ... pathway and the spinal ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
is also a substitute ... response reflects injury ... to the cortico-spinal ... #Reflex #Neurology ... #clinical #video
Bilateral Foot Drop secondary to Nonaka Myopathy

48 yr old lady, difficulty in climbing stairs x 8
Final Dx- Heterozygous ... GNE myopathy, also ... Myopathy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #gait ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
originally described as ... indicative of injury ... affecting the cervical spinal ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Neurology