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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... an involuntary reflex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... when the neck is ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Cornell's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which scratching along the inner side
Cornell's Sign on ... extensor hallucis longus ... extensor plantar reflex ... #Reflex #Sign # ... PhysicalExam #clinical
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
is a reflex muscle ... (which is the motor ... of the pathway pyramidal ... injury in the pyramidal ... #PhysicalExam #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Corneal reflex ... or brainstem Motor ... response (tests motor ... for presence of clonus ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... nerve at fibular neck ... neurology #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam