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 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
that supports the ... The biceps reflex ... The triceps reflex ... the examiner's hand ... the supporting arm
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Reflexes: • ... Ankle - S1 • Biceps ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... #orthopedics #neurology
Biceps Tension Test 

To perform the Biceps Tension Test supinate the arm, abduct the shoulder to
Biceps Tension Test ... to 90 degrees, flex ... to 90 degrees, and ... tendinopathy #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... Syringomyelia • Spinal AVM ... reflexes - reduced ... wink test - reflex ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Biceps Load Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform the Biceps Load Test supinate the arm, abduct shoulder
Test supinate the arm ... flex the elbow ... Externally rotate the arm ... tendinopathy #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
for presence of clonus ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... paralysis of all extremity ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Paresthesias: Hands ... management #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Microglial cells are ... , lower extremity ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... , Clonus, Spasticity ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology