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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
to the entire spinal ... Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon reflex ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... This sign is an ... #clinical #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... or Lazarus sign ... This sign is an ... #clinical #PhysicalExam
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... middle finger. 2) Ask ... #Hoffmanns #Sign ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... gait, strength, reflexes ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... bladder and rectal reflex ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #cord #spinalcord
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... flexion causes spinal ... an involuntary reflex ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... Vitamins #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Signs / Symptoms ... of normal leg reflexes ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs