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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon reflex ... exaggerated) • Gross motor ... weakness (late sign
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... means upper motor ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... #Reflex #Positive
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
or brainstem Motor ... response (tests motor ... • Examine for signs ... Verbal response • Motor ... Eye response • Motor
A normal plantar reflex response involves toe flexion, or even no movement. A positive test, also
normal plantar reflex ... as a Babinski sign ... with an upper motor ... #Babinski #Sign ... #Reflex #Plantar
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... injury, Preserved motor ... upper and lower motor ... bladder and rectal reflex ... pathophysiology #signs
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... Color #Targetoid #Algorithm ... #Differential #Ddxof
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... concentration • Motor ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Milkmaid’s Grip of Chorea on Physical Exam
Milk maids grip is appreciated as an alternating squeezing and
This may reflect ... of Chorea and Motor ... #Grip #Chorea #sign
Schaeffer's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Schaeffer's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
Schaeffer's Sign ... is a clinical sign ... extensor plantar reflex ... patients with upper motor ... #Schaeffers #Reflex
Schaeffer's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Schaeffer's sign is a clinical sign in which squeezing
Schaeffer's Sign ... is a clinical sign ... extensor plantar reflex ... patients with upper motor ... #Schaeffers #Reflex