Neurological Hand Flashcards

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Inspection

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Median: thenar wasting, carpal tunnel compression scar

Ulnar: hypothenar wasting, wasting of interossei, partial claw hand (weak medial lumbricals), scars or evidence of trauma / deformity at the elbow

Radial: wrist drop

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Power

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Median: thumb ABduction (abductor policies brevis)

Ulnar: finger ABduction

Radial: wrist extension, finger extension

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Sensation

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Medial: lateral index finger

Ulnar: medial little finger

Radial: dorsal 1st interosseous space

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Special tests

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Median: Tinnel test, Phalen test

Ulnar: Frontmen’s sign

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