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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome ->Cord ... Mixed upper and lower ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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must be absent: lower ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... leg reflexes) ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... Functional Lower ... leg at the hip. ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... Leg #Paralysis #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #spinalcord #disorders
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... flexors of the legs ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... If abnormal, this ... are observed for signs ... in the arms and legs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam