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Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
(Finger Flexor Reflex ... Indicates cervical spinal ... #test #sign #Positive ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... -> Anterior spinal ... Mixed upper and lower ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs
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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constipation Differential ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #differential #
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
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 ... test itself involves ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
patient did not have his ... response reflects injury ... to the cortico-spinal ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... an involuntary reflex ... Video by Dr. ... Meningitis #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... syphilis, and HIV ... Weakness - Lower ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #lesions #differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... must be absent: lower ... gait, strength, reflexes ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... #diagnosis #signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... spasticity • Lower ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes