Data Trace Editor – See: Neuro Exam – Discussion: – mechanism of injury: – direct neural injury from sacral frx; – indirect neural injury from traction accompanying pelvic displacement; – injury to lumbrosacral plexus is most common w/ L-5 & S-1 roots being at greatest … Read more
– Discussion: – indicated for neuropathic pain conditions; – diabetic neuropathy – reflex sympathetic dystrophy; – radicular pain – peripheral nerve pain; – dose ranged: 300 to 600 PO tid; … Read more
– See: – Myopathic Disorders – Peripheral Neuropathies – Demyelinating Disorders – Diff Dx of Neuropathic Dz: – Axonal Neuropathies – Demyelo Neuropathies – Charcot Marie Tooth – Friedreich’s Ataxia – Anterior Horn Dz … Read more
– See: Innervation: – Discussion: – paresthesias in buttocks are an important sign of possible cord dysfunction; – since segments S3, S4, S5 are the lowest and most peripheral segments in the spinal cord, an extramedullary lesion at any level may first compress these fibers and … Read more
– Discussion: – nerve sheath tumor which arises from schwann cells; – commonly develop in cranial nerves (most often the 8th nerve); – most often develops in sensory nerves; – mass grows slowly and usually does not cause symptoms unless it grows within a confined space such as the tarsal tunnel; … Read more
– Discussion: – decrease phenothiazines (reversible Parkinson’s dz); – may find defects in mentation, neuritis of myelinated long nerves (restless leg syndrome), and MS changes; – uremic polyneuropathy, w/ decr electric conduction along myelinated nerve fibers; – conduction may be as low as 15 to 20/sec in renal failure; … Read more
– See: – Brachial Plexus – Exam of the Cervical Spine: – Preganglionic Injury – Work Up for Brachial Plexus Injuries: Muscles … Read more
– Exam for Spinal Cord Injury: – Management of the Spine Injured Patient: – Exam of C Spine: – Anterior Cord Syndrome – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – Autonomic Dysfunction: – Back Pain: – Brachial Plexus – Neuro Exam … Read more
– Discussion: – most common tumor that causes skeletal metastasis in children; – frequency of neuroblastoma is about 1 per 100,000 persons; – originates in neural-crest cells of sympathetic nervous system; – majority of patients have tumor involvment of regional lymph nodes or have metastasis to … Read more