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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Abruptly lower the ... , turn head to one ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Bone/Joint Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... Physical Exam To test ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #clinical #video
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Mixed upper and lower ... bladder and rectal reflex ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... extremity reflexes ... decreased rectal tone ... • Provocative Tests ... #causes #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... #physicalexam
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... Extremity Paralysis ... Ask the patient ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
consistent with a lower ... hypotonia and the cause ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics