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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Peripheral Nerve Injury ... Manifested as ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #neurology ... #orthopedics #Hand
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Acute spinal cord injury ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... in spinal cord injury ... Eclampsia, Late ALS ... diagnosis #table #neurology
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
All About Horner's ... as "oculosympathetic ... caused by an injury ... and discovered a syndrome ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Neurology
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
Hippocratic Shoulder ... Reduction Shoulder ... axillary nerve injury ... Reduction #MSK #PhysicalExam ... #Procedure #Orthopedics
Erb's Palsy and Ptosis on Newborn Examination after Delivery

Two issues here related to shoulder dystocia with
here related to shoulder ... Brachial plexus injury ... from Horner’s syndrome ... Ptosis #Newborn #physicalExam
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
are identified as ... sphincter tone should ... also be assessed ... more resilient to injury ... SpinalCord #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Motor Nerves: ALS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... commonly, 60%; also ... , median nerve injury ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic