You are seeing a patient in clinic who presents with complaints of weakness. Her physical exam is notable for right sided hyperreflexia, as well as the reflex finding shown in the image below. Where is the most likely location of this patient's lesion?
APostcentral gyrus
BNeuromuscular junction
CLateral geniculate nucleus
DInternal capsule
ESubthalamic nucleus
A 74-year-old male is brought to the emergency department 1 hour after he fell from the top of the staircase at home. He reports pain in his neck as well as weakness of his upper extremities. He is alert and immobilized in a cervical collar. He has hypertension treated with hydrochlorothiazide. His pulse is 90/min and regular, respirations are 18/min, and blood pressure is 140/70 mmHg. Examination shows bruising and midline cervical tenderness. Neurologic examination shows diminished strength and sensation to pain and temperature in the upper extremities, particularly in the hands. Upper extremity deep tendon reflexes are absent. Strength, sensation, and reflexes in the lower extremities are intact. Anal sensation and tone are present. Babinski's sign is absent bilaterally. Which of the following is most likely to confirm the cause of this patient's neurologic examination findings?
ACT angiography of the neck
BMRI of the cervical spine without contrast
CX-ray of the cervical spine
DCT of the cervical spine with contrast
ECervical myelography
A 17-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after being stabbed with a knife during an altercation. Physical examination shows a 4-cm stab wound on the right lateral border of the T1 spinous process. An MRI of the spinal cord shows damage to the area of the right lateral corticospinal tract at the level of T1. Further evaluation will most likely show which of the following findings?
AAbsence of right-sided motor function below T1
BAbsence of left-sided proprioception below T1
CPresence of left-sided Babinski sign
DAbsence of left-sided fine touch sensation below T1
EAbsence of right-sided temperature sensation below T1
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