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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Cord Injury by Nerve ... L3 Medial Femoral ... Extension None L4 Medial ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Marcus Gunn Pupil ... pupillary light reflex ... ) Where: Optic nerve ... #Marcus #Gunn #Pupil ... #Defect #RAPD #neurology
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Strabismus - Ocular ... Misalignment - Differential ... corneal light reflex ... Asymmetrical light reflex ... large/unreactive pupil
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Fixed Dilated Pupil ... - Differential ... Framework If Altered Mental ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial nerve ... diagnosis #neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral nerve ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #Nerve #innervation ... #Hand #finger #Physicalexam
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
IV (Trochlear) Nerve ... palsy • Medial ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ocular
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
) Reflexes: ... nerve in the radial ... nerve distribution ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Pupils a. ... Light Reflex, Accommodation ... Ocular Movements ... Optic Nerve / Disc ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Marcus Gunn's pupils ... the pupillary reflex ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Clinical #Video #Pupils ... #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... reflex Pupils ... #neurology #comatose