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LimbWeakness:RadiculopathiesandCompressiveDisorders
SpotthebraincellDr.TheoMobachPGY-4Neurology
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Objectives• Basicneuroanatomyofperipheralnervoussystem
• Physicalexam:motorandsensorycomponents
• Commonentrapmentneuropathies– MedianNeuropathyattheWrist– UlnarNeuropathyattheElbow– FibularNeuropathy
• Radiculopathies
UMNvs LMNUpperMotorNeuron Lower MotorNeuron
• Spasticity• Hyperreflexia• Pyramidal patternofweakness
• Babinskisign
• Atrophy• Hypotonia• Decreasedorabsentreflexes
• Fasciculation's
MotorUnit
Motorneuron SkeletalMuscleFibers
Oftenseveralmotorunitsworktogethertocoordinatecontractionofasinglemuscle
SpinalRoots
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Dermatome
Definition:
Asensoryregionofskininnervatedbyanerveroot=dermatome
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SensoryInnervationCutaneous
NerveBranches
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Myotome
Definition:
Musclesinnervatedbyasinglenerveroot=myotome
NerveRoot
Muscle PeripheralNerve
C5 DeltoidsInfraspinatusBiceps
AxillaryN.SuprascapularN.Musculocutaneous
C6 BicepsWristextensors (ECR)
MusculocutaneousRadialN.
C7 TricepsFingerextensors(EDC)
RadialN.PIN(RadialN.)
C8 Extensor indicis proprius (EIP)Medianinnervatedintrinsichandmuscles(LOAF)
PIN(RadialN.)Median
L4 Quadriceps Femoral
L5 FootdorsiflexionFootinversionFoot eversionHip abduction
Fibular N.FibularN.Tibial N.Gluteal N.
S1 Foot plantarflexion,Hipextension
Tibial N.GlutealN.
Recall
• Writedown2muscleforeachofthefollowingmyotomes,themusclesMUSTbefromdifferentperipheralnerves:– C6– C8– L5– S1
AnswerNerveRoot
Muscle PeripheralNerve
C6 BicepsWristextensors (ECR)
MusculocutaneousRadialN.
C8 Extensor indicis proprius (EIP)Medianinnervatedintrinsichandmuscles(LOAF)
PIN(RadialN.)Median
L5 FootdorsiflexionFootinversionFoot eversionHip abduction
Fibular N.FibularN.Tibial N.Gluteal N.
S1 Foot plantarflexion,Hipextension
Tibial N.GlutealN.
PeripheralNerve
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MuscleFibers
Pneumonic:Type1:1slowfatredoxType2:2fastskinnywhitebreasts
Attribute Type1Fiber Type2Fiber
Grosscolour Dark Light
Oxidativeenzymes High Low
Lipid High Low
Mitochondria High Low
Glycogen Low High
Function Sustainedcontraction Briefcontraction
TwitchSpeed Slow Fast
Metabolism Aerobic Anaerobic
Fatigue Resistant Sensitive
MotorExam• Bulk
– Observeforfasciculation's– Assessforatrophy
• Tone– Determinerelationshipwith
velocity(rigidityvs spasticity)
• Strength– MRCscale
• Reflexes– Gradeusinga0-4scale– Babinski,clonus
MRCSCALE0 No movement
1 Flicker2-
2
NotfullROM
Gravityeliminated
3-
3
Not fullROM
AgainstGravity
4-44+
MildresistanceMod.resistanceGoodresistance
5-
5
Questionably full
FullStrength
MotorExamPearls
• Alwaysexplainbeforetestingstrength
• Adjuststrengthtestingbasedonpatient
• Rememberneckflexionandextension– Usefulcorrelateforrespiratoryweakness
• Screenforbulbar,facial,andeyeweakness
MotorExamPearls• Whenexaminingsmallmusclesofthehand,uselikeagainstlike,matchingyourcorrespondingmuscle
• Musclearemostpowerfulwhenmaximallyshortened
• Forunilateralweaknessusethecontralateralsideasacontrol
• Alwaysassessthelowerextremitiesevenwhensymptomsareonlyupperextremity.MotororsensorychangesplusUEradiculopathycouldindicatemyelopathyintheC-spine
SensoryExamSpinothalamic• Standardizedmethodofstarting
withC2andgoingdownthelateralaspectofthearmandupthemedialaspectwithpinprick,thenlighttouch.
DorsalColumn• Vibrationrarelyaffectedinthe
hands,screenwithfeet• Jointpositionsense
Corticalsensation:considerintheappropriatesetting
Image:Felten,Shetty.Netter’sAtlasofNeuroscience.2nd Edition.
Non-neurologicexamination
• NeckROMandSpurling• Jointexamasindicated(shoulder)• Medialorlateralepicondylitis• PIP/DIPs/CMPsforarthritis• Pressurepointsformyofascialpain
Non-organicweakness• Effortiserraticandvariable
• Iftheexaminerdecreasesresistancethepatientwithnon-organicweaknessstopstrying
• Non-organicflaccidlimbmayfallslowlywhendroppedtoavoidinjury
• Patientwithnon-organicweaknessmaynotbecalmorindifferenttowardstheweakness
• Hoover’ssign
MedianNervevsC6Radiculopathy
Preston,Shupiro.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders.3rd Edition
MedianNerveAnatomy
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MedianinnervatedmusclesintheHand
LOAF• Lumbricals 1and2• Opponens pollicus• Abductorpollicus brevis• Flexorpollicus brevis
MedianNeuropathySensory
Image:Preston,Shupiro.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders.3rd Edition
MedianNeuropathyattheWristClinical• Common:1-5%ofthepopulation• Women>men• Dominanthand>non-dominant
• Sensory paresthesiafirst3.5digits– Nocturnalparesthesiacommon
• Pain:wrist,mayradiateintotheforearmorarm,rarelyshoulder
• Provokingfactors:wristflexionorextension,activitiesrequiringprolongedhandgrip
• Relievingfactors:shakingtheirhand,wringingitout,warmwater
• Motor:functionallimitationtoMNWisuncommon
Table:Preston,Shupiro.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders.3rd Edition
MedianNeuropathyattheWrist
ProvocativeTesting• Tinel’s Test(50%/77%)• Phalen’s Test(68%/73%)• Manualcarpalcompression(64%/83%)
• Handelevationtest(similarsensitivityandspecificitytotinel andphalen)
Image:Preston,Shupiro.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders.3rd Edition
MNWDdxPeripheralNervousSystem• Proximalmedianneuropathy• Medialcordorlowertrunklesion• C6radiculopathy
CentralNervousSystem• Stroke:lacunar,corticalhand• Myelopathy• Demyelinatinglesion
Image:Preston,Shupiro.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders.3rd Edition
MNWTreatment• Conservative– NocturnalCarpelTunnelSplints– Avoidaggravatingactivities– ScreenforDMandHypothyroidism
• CarpelTunnelSurgicalRelease
• Othertherapies– Hydrodissection (mild-moderateseverityCTS)
– Steroidinjection
Image:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carpal_tunnel_splint.jpg
Image:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carpal_Tunnel_Syndrome.png
CervicalRadiculopathyClinical• Painandparesthesia inthedistributionofanerveroot• Associatedparaspinal musclespasmtypicallylimits
movementsthatexacerbatesymptoms
Examination• Sensoryparethesia orhypoesthesiainvolvingadermatome• Weaknessinvolvinganerverootmyotome• Reflexesmaybedepressed• Spurling Test• Horner’ssyndrome
CervicalRadiculopathyEtiology• Discogenic• Spondylosis• Masslesionssuchasbone
mets orepiduralabscess
Lesscommonetiologies• Leptomeningeal
carcinomatosis• Infection(HSV,VZV,CMV)• Vasculitis• GBS
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CervicalRadiculopathyTreatment• Conservative
– Physicaltherapy• ROM,stretching,strengthening
– Oralanalgesia:• simpleanalgesia+/- musclerelaxant
– Shorttermsoftcollar– Oralsteroids
• Shortcourseifpainissevere– Avoidanceofprovocativeactivities
• Epiduralsteroidinjections• SurgeryIndication
– Myelopathy– Progressiveweakness– Unremittingradicularpaindespite6-8weeksofconservativetherapy
MNWvs C6MNW C6radiculopathy
History Noctornal paresthesia NeckpainRadicularpainSx worsewithneckmotion
Sensory PalmarsparingInvolvesdigit3(C7)
Sensorychanges extendpastthewrist
Motor Lumbricles 1&2, FPB,APB,OP
Biceps, brachialis,brachioradialis,wristextension
Reflexes None Biceps,brachioradialis
SpecialTests CarpeltunnelcompressiontestPhalen’sTinel’s
Spurling’sHorner’s
UlnarNervevsC8Radiculopathy
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UlnarNerveAnatomy• DerivedfromC8/T1
Nerveroots
• Nobranchesinthearm
• Ulnargroove:formedbetweenmedialepicondyleandolecrenon
• TravelsthroughthewristviaGuyon’s canal
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• Etiology:– CompressionorStretch– Trauma
• Clinical– Motorsymptomsarecommon:lossofdexterityanddecreasedhandgrandpinchstrength– Atrophyofthenar andhypothenar eminence– Sensory:paresthesia orhypoesthesiamedialaspectofthehand– Reflexes:normal
• DifferentialDiagnosis– Medialcord,lowertrunkorC8/T1lesion
• Treatment:– Conservative:
• avoidcompressionandstretch,• helbow pad
– Surgery
UlnarNeuropathyattheElbow
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UlnarNeuropathyExam
BenedictssignFroment sign
Wartenberg sign
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Ulnarneuropathyexam
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Ulnarvs C8/T1Ulnar C8/T1radiculopathy
History Compressionorstretchmechanismof injury
NeckpainRadicularpainSx worsewithneckmotion
Sensory Medial dorsalandvolaraspectofthehand
Sensorychanges extendpastthewrist
Motor ADM,dorsal andpalmarinterossei,lumbricles 3&4,adductorpollicus,
Extensor indicespropriusMedianintrinsichandmuscles
Reflexes None FingerFlexor
SpecialTests Tinel’s Spurling’sHorner’s
FingerFlexorReflex=C8/T1
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FibularNervevsL5Radiculopathy
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FibularNerveAnatomy
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Fibularneuropathy• FibularnerveispredominantlyL5(L4-S1)
• Clinical– Weaknessofankleandtoedorsifexion– Presentswithfootdrop,slapfoot,tripping– Sensorychangesovermidandlowerlateral
calfanddorsumofthefoot
• Etiology– Trauma– Forciblestretchinjury– Compressionfromprolonged
immobilization– Positions:Legcrossing,squating– Tightfittingboots(skiboots)
Image:https://bluestarr.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/230/
Fibularvs L5Fibular L5Radiculopathy
History Mechanismoftrauma,stretchorcompressionatthefibularhead
BackpainRadicularpainBladderorbowelsymptoms
Sensory Midandlowerlateralcalfanddorsumofthefoot
L5 dermatomeandsymptomsmayextendabovetheknee
Motor Dorsiflexion andeversion Hip abductionAnkleinversion
Reflexes None None
SpecialTests Tinel’s StraightlegraiseCrossedlegraise
Radiculopathies
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Radiculopathies• Sensoryormotordysfunctiondue
topathologyofanerveroot
• Clinical– Pain– Weaknesswithinamyotome– Sensorychangeswithina
dermatome– Antecedentevents:trauma,heavy
lifting,physicalexertion• Onset
– Acute:suggestsdiscogenic etiology(youngerage,20%)
– Subacute/chronic:suggestsspondylosis (olderage,70%)
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RadiculopathiesCommonCausesofRadiculopathy– Discherniation– Osteophytes– Spinalstenosis– Trauma– Diabetes– EpiduralAbscess– EpiduralMetastases– NerveSheathTumor– Guillain-BarreSyndrome– HerpesZoster– LymeDisease– Cytomegalovirus– IdiopathicNeuritis
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Radiculopathies
CommonLocations– C6andC7mostcommon
cervicalradiculopathies
– L5andS1mostcommonlumbosacralradiculopathies
– 2/3ofdiscogenicradiculopathiesoccurinthelumbosacralregion
Image:Olson,Pawlina.StudentAtlasofAnatomy.2ndEdition
RadiculopathiesredFlags
• Signs/symptomstosuggestinflammatory,neoplasticorinfectiousetiology– Age>50– Historyofcancer– Fever– Unexplainedweightloss– Immunosuppression– Painthatdoesn’timproveintherecumbentposition– Symptomsthatdon’timprove1monthafterconservativetherapy
LumbosacralRadiculopathyTreatment• Conservative
– Physicaltherapy• ROM,stretching,strengthening
– Oralanalgesia:• simpleanalgesia• Musclerelaxants• Opioidanalgesia(shortterm)
– Oralsteroids• Shortcourseifpainissevere(5-7days)
– Avoidanceofprovocativeactivities
• Epiduralsteroidinjections– Moderateshorttermbenefit
• SurgeryIndication– Persistentorprogressiveneurologicdeficits– Unremittingradicularpaindespite6-8weeksof
conservativetherapy– Benefitsofsurgeryseemtodecreaseovertime
comparedtonon-surgicalgroups
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AlternativeEtiologies
• Whiplashinjury• Rheumatoidarthritisofthespine• Fibromyalgia/myofascial syndrome• Polymyalgiarhuematica• Tendonitis,bursitis,arthritis
Review
QuizCases
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Quiz
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QuizCase1:
48yearoldmarriedfemaleworksfulltimeasaadministrativeassistantpresentswith3monthsofnumbnessinD4&5anddecreasedgripstrength.
1. MainDdx:list4anatomicallocations2. Specificexamtests3. Treatment
AnswertoCase1Ddx:• Ulnarneuropathy• medialcordlesion• lowertrunklesion• C8radiculopathyExamination• Sensory:
– istheresensorylossonthedorsumofthehand(UNE)– doesthesensorylossextendpastthewrist(C8radiculopathy)
• Motor:– isthereweaknessofulnarinnervatedhandmuscles(FLOAD)?– IsthereweaknessofC8musclesbyotherperipheralnerves(EIP
=radial,medianintrinsichandmuscles)• SpecialTests:
– Handpositions(benedicts,wartenberg,
QuizCase• 64yo malewith4monthhistoryofweaknessandwastingofhisrighthand.Noassociatedpain.Recentlynotedsomelefthandweakness.
• Examshowsatrophyrighthand(thenar,hypothenar,andflexorcompartment),fasciculations,reflexes3+,bilateralhoffmans.Normalsensation.
Muscle Right Left
SA 5 5
EF 5 5
EE 5 5
WF 4+ 5
WE 4+ 5
FDI 4 4+
ADM 4 4+
ABP 4 4+
FDS 4 4+
FDP 2-5 4 4+
AnswerCase2
ThepatternofprogressiveweaknessandatrophywithbothUMNandLMNfeaturesisconcerningforamotorneuronlocalization.
UMN:• IncreasedreflexesLMN:• Atrophy,fasciculations,weakness
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CaseQuiz357yo Mwithlowbackpainfor20years.Trippedoveradoorledgeanddevelopedsuddenincreaseinright-sidedlowbackpainradiatingdownhislegintotherightbigtoe.
Exam:• Motor:
– 3/5rightextensorhallicus longusandtibialisanterior– 4+/5rightinvertorsandevertors
• Sensory– Decreasedpinprickoverrightanterolateralcalfanddorsumofthefoot
• Positiverightstraightlegraise
Whereisthemostlikelylocalization?Listthefeaturesonhistoryandexamtosupportyourlocalization?Howwouldyoumanagethispatient?
AnswerQuiz3
Whereisthemostlikelylocalization?• RightL5nerveroot
Listthefeaturesonhistoryandexamtosupportyourlocalization?
• History:traumaticincitingevent,priorhistoryoflowbackpain,radicularsymptoms
• Exam:L5weaknessoutsideofthefibularnerve(namelyinnvertors withweaknessoftibalis posteriorinnervatedbythetibial nerve.
Howwouldyoumanagethispatient?• Conservativetherapy:analgesia,physicaltherapy,avoidprovocative• Surgicalconsiderationifsymptomspersistorprogressorpainisrefractory
QuizCase4
30yo Mwith4weekstinglingandpaininhisfirstandsecondfinger.Fillintheblanksbelow.
MNW C6radiculopathyHistory
Sensory
Motor
ReflexesSpecialTests
AnswerCase4MNW C6radiculopathy
History Noctornal paresthesia NeckpainRadicularpainSx worsewithneckmotion
Sensory PalmarsparingInvolvesdigit3(C7)
Sensorychanges extendpastthewrist
Motor Lumbricles 1&2, FPB,APB,OP
Biceps, brachialis,brachioradialis,wristextension
Reflexes None Biceps,brachioradialis
SpecialTests CarpeltunnelcompressiontestPhalen’sTinel’s
Spurling’sHorner’s
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PrestonDavid,ShapiroBarbara.ElectromyographyandNeuromuscularDisorders,3rd Edition.2013
DavidFelten,AnilShetty.Netter’sAtlasofNeuroscience.2ndEdition.2003
ToddOlson,Wojchiech Pawlina.StudentAtlasofAnatomy.2nd Edition
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