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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Myelitis Diagnosis ... sclerosis (MS) ... Myelitis Treatment ... #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal cord ... Cord Causes: 1 ... sclerosis - Transverse ... #cord #spinalcord ... #neurology #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
roots Spinal Cord ... Syndrome (IRIS) ... Worsening of previous neurologic ... symptomsCaused ... TB #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Infarction - Infection ... syphilis, and HIV ... diagnosis #neurology
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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Spinal cord infarct ... • HIV related ... myelitisMultiple ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
(Spinal cord predominant ... Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS