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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 ... syphilis, and HIV ... deficiency - Syrinx ... Lower motor neuron symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... level of spinal cord ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... Cold Agglutinins ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... sensitize red blood cells
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 ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
: inheriting 2 copies ... Loss of parental copy ... Signs/Symptoms ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pulmonale #PraderWilli
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... simplex virus, HIV ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
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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‘red flag’ symptoms ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... obstruction • COPD ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Physical stigmata of cor ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... of the spinal cord ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogen is a cold ... - Albumin - Cold ... Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... may include: • Cold ... Antiphospholipid syndrome