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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Abduction None T7-T12 ... S1 Lateral Calcaneus ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... gait, strength, reflexes ... superior iliac spine ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
the plantar skin reflex ... contraction of the lateral ... to the cortico-spinal ... #Reflex #Neurology ... #clinical #video
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... constipation Differential ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... and signs below ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Galant Reflex on Physical Exam

The Galant reflex is present at birth and remains until the 2nd
Galant Reflex on ... response, there is lateral ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... Pediatrics #Normal #Primitive
Primitive Suck, Rooting Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 
The normal response to stroking the lateral aspect
Primitive Suck, ... to stroking the lateral ... toes or “Babinski sign ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Plantar Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 
The normal response to stroking the lateral aspect of the
to stroking the lateral ... toes or “Babinski sign ... Plantar #Pyramidal #Primitive ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology