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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... deficiency - Syrinx ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda Equina
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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on Lateral Chest ... air-trapping in COPD ... #Chest #Xray #CXR ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
spinal deformity or neurologic ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... 2 Complete cord ... 3 Incomplete cord ... injury 3 Cauda equina
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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... • Guillain-Barre ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Loss of parental copy ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pulmonale #PraderWilli
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... with advanced COPD ... XRay #APDiameter #CXR ... #Lateral #UCSDH ... #Clinical #Radiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... roots -> Cauda equina ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome