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Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
below this is the cauda ... The cauda equina ... SpinalCord #Diagnosis #Neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Overview Cauda ... Symptoms - Cauda ... #CaudaEquina #Cauda ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
LMN types) • Cauda ... syndromes #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
nerve roots and cauda ... management #treatment #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
spinal deformity or neurologic ... injury 3 Cauda
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Lower roots -> Cauda ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... involvement Cauda ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
nerve roots and cauda ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement of CSF; cauda ... Aggregation of cauda