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Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... pathway and the spinal ... #Hoffmanns #Sign ... #Reflex #Positive ... #video #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... an involuntary reflex ... despite severe disease
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... Cord Causes: 1 ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... reflexes: Areflexia
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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intervertebral disc disease ... gait, strength, reflexes ... superior iliac spine ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... etc) in lumbar spine ... Signs / Symptoms ... leg reflexes) ... #signs
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... older who have normal ... the following symptoms ... disease (GERD), ... • Associated symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... management #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
caused by the protozoan ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... PCR + 20-90%, normal
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... failure PBC Signs ... and Symptoms: ... but elevated as disease ... bile ducts Differential