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Spinal Cord Anatomy - Spinal Segment Features
 • Cervical - Large & oval in shape, slender
Spinal Cord Anatomy ... Segment Features • Cervical ... anterior horns, & lateral ... • Lumbar - Larger ... shape & thicker gray
Spinal Cord Anatomy
 • Cervical (8) - Large & oval in shape, slender posterior horns, broad
Spinal Cord Anatomy ... • Cervical (8) ... anterior horns, & lateral ... • Lumbar (5) - ... shape & thicker gray
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
long history of cervical ... anterior horn gray ... involved - Bilateral ... herniation - Lumbar ... #differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... : • Bilateral ... hemorrhage • Cervical ... extremity and/or bulbar ... #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... regions of innervation ... least two or more regions ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential