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Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor ... test itself involves ... Any flexion of the ... Positive #Abnormal #Clinical ... #Video #Signs #PhysicalExam
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... (Finger Flexor ... Reflex) on Physical ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Severe injury/dysfunction ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... withdrawal, abnormal flexor ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
Triple Flexion Reflex ... upper motor neuron dysfunction ... of the toe and ankle ... #Reflex #clinical ... video #neurology #physicalexam
The clonus sustained in the ankle, which usually occurs in combination with a positive Babinski reflex,
positive Babinski reflex ... superior motor neuron lesion ... muscle stretch reflex ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... is no plantar flexion ... Tendon #Rupture #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Sports #msk #ankle
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
component of the flexion ... reflex synergy ... pyramidal tract dysfunction ... #Neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
is best elicited ... on a chair with ankles ... , frontal lobe dysfunction ... suggests dysfunction ... be elicited at ankles
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... when there is flexion ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical ... video #neurology #physicalexam
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... , plantar flexion ... Tendon #Rupture #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #ankle