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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
C6 Dorsal Thumb ... C7 Dorsal Middle ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Wet, Wacky, Wobbly Triad of Symptoms in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)

Wet - Urinary Incontinence
Wacky - Reduced
of Symptoms in Normal ... Attention Span → Dementia ... Wobbly - Ataxic ... Hydrocephalus #NPH #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
include anus, oral ... Without treatment ... have positive serology ... impairments, and dementia ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
depressed deep tendon reflexes ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology