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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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(CES) is usually ... - Emergency Causes ... : • Spinal cord ... • Transverse myelitis ... atrophy • Palpation
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Causes: 1. ... - Transverse myelitis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... , lower extremity ... Loss of muscle (atrophy
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Triceps power is ... distribution with atrophy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... moves rapidly from lower ... Differential diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ...  Transverse myelitis
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... Lower motor neuron ... the differential diagnosis ... Similarly, the damaged lower ... LMN syndromes are
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Scarring, atrophy ... (hypertension, lower ... extremity edema ... and CNS • Headache ... • Transverse Myelitis
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... replacement Cord ... compression: - Lower-extremity ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis