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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
 -
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Brainstem - Spinal ... Brainstem - Spinal ... #Differential #Neurology ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Myelitis Diagnosis ... #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Spinal Cord Causes ... sclerosis - Transverse ... #neurology #differential
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
TRAUMA: Compression ... MINOR INJURIES • Transverse ... fractures: Don't cause ... or neurologic deficit ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse ... #differential #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
 •
due to severe compression ... - Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... myelopathy • Transverse ... #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... by: - Compression ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Commonly caused ... fracture or prolonged compression ... • Spinal Stenosis ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... pathway and the spinal ... search for this signal ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Bell's Phenomenon on Physical Exam

Carles Bell realized that when trying to close the eye on the
Physical Exam Carles ... phenomenon or Bell signal ... Phenomenon #Sign #clinical ... #video #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology