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Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... Extremity Paralysis ... leg at the hip. ... Leg #Paralysis # ... #physicalexam #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Pallor-bruising 3) Paralysis ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... reflexes: Areflexia ... , lower extremity ... #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #neurology #differential