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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... suggestive of multiple ... sclerosis, NMOSD ... sclerosis (MS) ... #management #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
of Multiple Sclerosis ... Dissemination in space on MR ... Dissemination in time on MR ... #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
MINOR INJURIES • Transverse ... deformity or neurologic ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... Intact 2 Root ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Differential Diagnosis ... myelopathy • Transverse ... myelitis • Multiple ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... below the site of injury ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... sclerosis - Transverse ... #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Multiple sclerosis ... sclerosis • Clinical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... #sclerosis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple ... spinal cord regions ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management