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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... (MRI) and findings ... spinal MRI • ... of the spinal cord ... out • Brain MRI
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
effacement +/- slight cord ... effacement & frank cord ... Neural #Foraminal #Spinal ... Stenosis #Grading #Spine ... Radiology #MSK #MRI
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... The clinical ... sclerosis • Clinical ... sclerosis • Clinical ... If the spinal cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... cord neurological ... lesion: Clinical ... cord compression ... differential #algorithm
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Brainstem - Spinal ... cord - Peripheral ... Brainstem - Spinal ... cord - Peripheral
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal ... pathogenesis • MRI ... spine + MRI/MRA ... Radiology #Diagnosis #Clinical
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
hyperreflexia, spinal ... cord lesion on ... MRI ...  Spinal Cord ... sensory level, MRI
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
after onset (in spinal ... cord infarction ... will be of low signal ... will increase in signal ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI
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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roots of lumbar spine ... Involves lumbar spine ... cord infarct ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... Imaging studies: • MRI
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... Syndrome ->Cord ... Syndrome -> Posterior spinal