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Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Grading - Normal ... #Stenosis #Spine ... #Classification ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... Radiology #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Central Canal Stenosis ... #Stenosis #Spine ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
#Stenosis #Grading ... #Spine #Report ... #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar #Spinal ... #Stenosis #Spine ... #Classification ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... Radiology #MSK #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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Differential Diagnosis ... Multilevel lumbar stenosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... stenosis - Abscess ... stenosis - Malignancy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Stenosis - Narrowing ... of spinal canal ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Burning, shooting, gnawing ... regional pain syndrome ... Post-stroke • Spinal ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... of intrathecal spinal ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology