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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Abruptly lower the ... The arms/legs on ... /leg flex. ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Reflexes: • ... Knee - L2, L3, ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
are fully flexed ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... extension of the knee ... Lower #Extremity ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
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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Syndrome: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... extremity reflexes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... Triceps power is ... #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
for Functional Lower ... Extremity Paralysis ... the patient to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... function of the lower ... the hips, the knees ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
and the leg at ... jerk, have the arm ... consistent with a lower ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics