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Neurological Examination of the Lower Limbs — Viva Defence
Structured DCE viva for the lower limb neurological examination short case: defence of the eight-step routine (gait, inspection, tone, power, reflexes, plantar, coordination, sensory, stance), the interpretation of the gait patterns, the UMN versus LMN framework, the dissociated reflex patterns (diabetic neuropathy, hypothyroidism), the Babinski sign, the heel-shin test, the Romberg test, the pes cavus syndromes (Friedreich ataxia versus Charcot-Marie-Tooth), and the common examination traps, with examiner probing questions and model answers.
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Structured DCE viva for the lower limb neurological examination short case: defence of the eight-step routine (gait, inspection, tone, power, reflexes, plantar, coordination, sensory, stance), the interpretation of the gait patterns, the UMN versus LMN framework, the dissociated reflex patterns (diabetic neuropathy, hypothyroidism), the Babinski sign, the heel-shin test, the Romberg test, the pes cavus syndromes (Friedreich ataxia versus Charcot-Marie-Tooth), and the common examination traps, with examiner probing questions and model answers.
Neurological Examination of the Lower Limbs — Viva
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