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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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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal cord infarct ... - decreased rectal ... #diagnosis #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
the bladder and rectum ... herniation - Lumbar ... - Bladder and rectal ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome ->Cord ... of bladder and rectal ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... decompresses spinal cord ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Patterns
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... extremity and/or bulbar ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Claudication) - Cold ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Delivery • Rectal ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... test indicates rectus ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... test indicates rectus ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... Medical time to diagnosis ... Other possible diagnosis ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column