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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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pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Diagnosis: • ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Diagnosis Intrinsic ... Spine: Lumbar strain ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... BrighamChiefs #Lower ... #primarycare #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spinal stenosis, lumbar ... must be absent: lower ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Upper extremity, lower ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology