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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Skin=== | |||
* [[Skin]] for [[Café au lait spot|café au lait]] spots indicative of [[neurofibromatosis]] | |||
===Extremities=== | ===Extremities=== | ||
* Uneven [[hip]] and [[shoulder]] levels | * Uneven [[hip]] and [[shoulder]] levels | ||
* Unequal distance between arms and body | * Unequal distance between arms and body | ||
* The feet for cavovarus deformity | |||
===Neurologic=== | ===Neurologic=== | ||
* Slow nerve action (in some cases) | * Slow nerve action (in some cases) | ||
* Abdominal reflexes | |||
* Muscle tone for [[spasticity]] | |||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
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Overview
Physical Examination
Skin
- Skin for café au lait spots indicative of neurofibromatosis
Extremities
- Uneven hip and shoulder levels
- Unequal distance between arms and body
- The feet for cavovarus deformity
Neurologic
- Slow nerve action (in some cases)
- Abdominal reflexes
- Muscle tone for spasticity
Others
- Asymmetric size or location of breast in females
- Uneven musculature on one side of the spine
- A rib "hump" and/or a prominent shoulder blade, caused by rotation of the ribcage in thoracic scoliosis