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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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spine • MCC- ... spine L1-L5 ... sexual dysfunction SPINE ... - decreased rectal ... #causes #neurology
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... raises off of the ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #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 ... raises off of the ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
and Spine Classification ... fractures: Don't cause ... or neurologic deficit ... Criteria of unstable spine ... Fracture #Trauma #Spine
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... involvement Cauda Equina ... herniation - Lumbar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... roots -> Cauda equina ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... : • Lumber Puncture ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... roots and cauda equina ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... respiratory and bulbar ... of intrathecal spinal ... roots and cauda equina ... management #treatment #neurology