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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... Sensory loss below ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor ... #arm #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... /Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Milkmaid’s Grip of Chorea on Physical Exam
Milk maids grip is appreciated as an alternating squeezing and
This may reflect ... of Chorea and Motor ... #Grip #Chorea #sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Weakness - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor ... at the level of sensory ... in deep tendon reflexes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... Aphasia, word-finding ... concentration • Motor ... seizure, primitive reflexes
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
the little toe causes ... patients with upper motor ... #Stranskys #Reflex ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Stransky's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Stransky's sign is a clinical sign in which vigorous
the little toe causes ... patients with upper motor ... #Stranskys #Reflex ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Rossolimo's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Rossolimo's sign is a clinical sign in which percussion
Rossolimo's Reflex ... tips of the toes causes ... patients with upper motor ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology