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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 #
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... and Hyperreflexia ... Acute spinal cord injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Peripheral Nerve Injury ... Manifested as ... OKSign #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #neurology ... #orthopedics #Hand
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
time, and can cause ... be found, such as ... present in the video ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #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 ... the hand. 3) Now ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology
The inverted or paradoxical triceps reflex consists of flexion of the elbow in response to percussion
is injured as in ... of the seventh and ... of spasticity, as ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Awareness • Injury ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... horizontal movements; also ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor reflex ... indicating cervical injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology