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Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(c) Central cord ... Hemisection of cord ... /unilateral cord ... syndrome: contralateral ... (e) Transverse cord
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... cord lesions can ... result in permanent neurologic ... deficiency - Syrinx ... #syndromes #lesions
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... ring-enhanced lesion ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... ring-enhancement lesion
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... matter, spinal cord ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Medium and large also ... management #signs #symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... regions of innervation ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... least two or more regions ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... Multinucleated giant cells ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms ... cognitive impairment, neurologic
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
US and certain arid ... regions in South ... self-limiting respiratory symptoms ... meninges and spinal cord ... months by Fatima Al