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Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... Penetrating trauma or lateral ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... If the spinal cord ... - Anterior spinal ... #Cord #syndromes
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... deformity or neurologic ... compromisation > 1/3 • Bilateral ... 2 Complete cord ... 3 Incomplete cord
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
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... cord neurological ... cord compression ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1
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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L5/S1 with an inferior ... cord infarct ... 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
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... the tuberculoma (later