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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
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck ... newborn babies that normally ... one side, the leg ... and the arm and leg ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
withdrawal of the leg ... patients with pyramidal ... Babinski #Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #reflex ... #pyramidal #neurology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Kernig Sign: • Leg ... up); Spec: 95% Brudzinski ... neck and legs will ... flex • Sens: ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
with 2+ being normal ... damage to the pyramidal ... or bed with the legs ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... and bilateral leg ... nerve at fibular neck ... #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
movements; also normal ... for presence of clonus ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Landau's Reaction (Reflex)  on Physical Exam

Landau's reaction is investigated holding the baby firmly under the
Landau's Reaction (Reflex ... followed by trunk and leg ... First the neck extension ... #PhysicalExam # ... Peds #Pediatrics #Normal