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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Cord Syndrome -> Anterior ... spinal artery injury ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Can occur with neck ... Occlusion of posterior inferior ... cerebellar artery ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
- cervical artery ... dissection: unilateral pain ... involving neck/ ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... sclerosis - Transverse ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... myelopathy • Transverse ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... spinal artery infarction ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperdefecation • Anterior ... neck pain • Insomnia ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... endocrinology #signs ... #symptoms #thyroid
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... infarction, coronary artery ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... diagnosis #management #signs