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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... sclerosis - Transverse ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #algorithm
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Many others • Transverse ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Myelitis - Clinical ... Weakness: - Weakness ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... management #neurology #differential
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 ... (CES) is usually ... myelopathy • Transverse ... lower extremity weakness ... #differential #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (CAS): - Due ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #cardiology #algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Clinical Features ... neuropathy • Transverse ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... muscle atrophy, weakness