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Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord ... Cord Syndrome: ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... #Syndromes #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome ->Cord ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(c) Central cord ... syrinx: 'suspended ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... findings: • Symptoms ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #spinalcord #disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord ... syndromes (ISCS ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord ... #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... decompress the spinal cord ... Bennett & Bloom ... #physicalexam #neurology
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Spinal cord ... #causes #neurology