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Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal ... cord syndromes ... lesion of cervical cord ... positive Romberg sign ... #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Lower motor neuron ... LMN syndromes are ... clinically characterized ... very different clinical ... Satyendra Dhar MD
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... : Areflexia UMN
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gowers' Sign on ... muscular dystrophy (DMD ... ) #Gowers #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #clinical #video
Beevor's Sign on Physical Exam

Beevor's sign is abnormal upward (cephalad) movement of the umbilicus with truncal
Beevor's Sign on ... paralysis from spinal ... cord lesions between ... #video #umbilicus ... #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Syndrome ->Cord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... result in permanent neurologic ... on which ascending ... #Cord #syndromes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cord regions of ... and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to ... LMN signs on examination ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Indicates cervical spinal ... cord compression ... #Reflex #test #sign ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Lesions of the spinal ... cord • Inflammatory ... Gravis - Lack of UMN ... /LMN signs - Lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology