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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 ... C7 Dorsal Middle ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... bladder and rectal reflex ... . saddle anesthesia ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
the ankle jerk reflex ... confirmed a diagnosis ... a deep-tendon reflex ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle #Reflexes ... #Delayed #Clinical
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam - Hi-Res .mp4 version here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/13248

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and
the ankle jerk reflex ... and laboratory evaluation ... confirmed a diagnosis ... a deep-tendon reflex ... , is a neurologic
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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: • Spinal cord ... lower extremity reflexes ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #spinalcord #disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
the C5-C6 spinal cord ... radial (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical ... #physicalexam #orthopedics
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
The middle finger ... cervical spinal cord ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #Reflex
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
of the spinal cord ... modified Rossolimo reflex ... the tip of the middle ... Tromners #Sign #Reflex ... #Neurology #physicalexam