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Neurological Patterns of Weakness
 • Hemispheric lesion
 • Brainstem lesion
 • Spinal cord lesion
 • Polyneuropathy
Neurological Patterns of Weakness ... lesion • Spinal cord ... • Myopathy #Neurology ... #Patterns #Weakness ... #diagnosis #distribution
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
cord syndromes ... , classic cape distribution ... lesion of cervical cord ... #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... findings • Anterior Cord ... • Central Cord ... Syndrome ->Cord ... • Posterior Cord
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... artery Central Cord ... #SpinalCord #Syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal cord ... result in permanent neurologic ... temperature in the distribution ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... level of spinal cord ... #spinalcord #disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(c) Central cord ... Hemisection of cord ... /unilateral cord ... with ipsilateral weakness ... (e) Transverse cord
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... contralateral to weakness ... ipsilateral to weakness ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... to the spinal cord ... arms (pyramidal distribution ... at the spinal cord ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Female to male sex distribution ... Spasm, Cramping, Weakness ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... objective evidence of neurologic ... vision, Diplopia, Weakness