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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Syndrome ->Cord ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
and hips following ... causes spinal cord ... an involuntary reflex ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
patient did not have his ... Yes!! ... response reflects injury ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
tibia/fibula) and hip ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... loss of spinal cord ... function and reflex
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... #management #neurology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... - "Two hit" Hypothesis ... (by acid reflux ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... #management #gastroenterology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
DTR’s • Onset: Few ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... matter, spinal cord ... (Clinical Dx). ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms