Ulnar claw

Ulnar claw

Pathology

Central nervous system disorders

Brain herniation
Broca aphasia
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
Wernicke aphasia
Adult brain tumors
Adult brain tumors: Pathology review
Acoustic neuroma (schwannoma)
Pituitary adenoma
Pediatric brain tumors
Pediatric brain tumors: Pathology review
Ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic attack
Cerebral vascular disease: Pathology review
Meningitis
Neonatal meningitis
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
Epidural abscess
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Central nervous system infections: Pathology review
Aqueductal stenosis
Cerebral palsy
Chiari malformation
Dandy-Walker malformation
Septo-optic dysplasia
Spina bifida
Spinocerebellar ataxia (NORD)
Syringomyelia
Tethered spinal cord syndrome
Congenital neurological disorders: Pathology review
Alzheimer disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Frontotemporal dementia
Lewy body dementia
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Vascular dementia
Dementia: Pathology review
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Central pontine myelinolysis
JC virus (Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy)
Multiple sclerosis
Transverse myelitis
Demyelinating disorders: Pathology review
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cluster headache
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Migraine
Tension headache
Trigeminal neuralgia
Headaches: Pathology review
Arteriovenous malformation
Epidural hematoma
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Saccular aneurysm
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subdural hematoma
Essential tremor
Huntington disease
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (NORD)
Parkinson disease
Restless legs syndrome
Torticollis
Movement disorders: Pathology review
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Epilepsy
Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (NORD)
Febrile seizure
Seizures: Pathology review
Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome
Friedreich ataxia
Neurogenic bladder
Syringomyelia
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Spinal cord disorders: Pathology review
Concussion and traumatic brain injury
Shaken baby syndrome
Traumatic brain injury: Pathology review

Autonomic nervous system disorders

Assessments

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Questions

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A 30-year-old man comes to the office to evaluate clumsiness and a pins-and-needles sensation in his right hand. The patient is worried that he won’t be able to participate in an upcoming road bicycle race due to his hand weakness. The patient suffered a fall while riding his bicycle four months ago. Vitals are within normal limits. Physical examination of the right hand demonstrates hypothenar eminence atrophy, decreased sensation over the 4th and 5th digits, diminished finger abduction, and weakness in adduction of the fingers and thumb adduction. Which of the following is the most likely site of nerve injury?  

External References

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Summary

Ulnar claw is an abnormal hand position caused by ulnar nerve dysfunction, where the fourth and fifth fingers are drawn towards the back of the hand at the first knuckle and curled towards the palm at the second and third knuckles.