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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 ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... myelopathy • Transverse ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... preferentially affects the flexors ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
sclerosis - Transverse ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... extremity and/or bulbar ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
surrounds the spinal cord ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... Secondary: iatrogenic (lumbar ... brain sagging syndrome ... #Neurology #differential