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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
level of injury, Bladder ... retention -> Primarily ... Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... , loss of bladder ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Loss of bowel/bladder ... bladder continence ... Causes: 1. ... dysfunction • ... differential #algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Urinary and fecal retention ... • As soon as bladder ... /bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... dysfunction ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... • Spinal Cord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
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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disturbance • Bladder ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... palpation of the bladder ... for urinary retention