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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... saddle anesthesia ... #neurology
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
sensitivity to cold ... evaluation confirmed ... , is a neurologic ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... thumb on the same hand ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... Impotence - Saddle ... Sensory loss - Saddle ... unilateral) #SpinalCord
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor reflex ... indicating cervical injury ... #clinical #hand ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
the patient's hand ... indicative of injury ... cervical spinal cord ... #Clinical #Video ... #Reflex
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... signs below the ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #spinalcord #disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
of the spinal cord ... the tip of the middle ... all four fingers and ... #Reflex #clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... diagnosis #management #neurology