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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
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... (CES) is usually ... cord infarct • HIV ... stimulation of skin ... #causes #neurology
Ober's Test for Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Ober's Test assesses for iliotibial band syndrome.  With the patient
syndrome. ... abduct the hip, ... #knee #hip #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
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 ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... cauda equina ... #treatment #neurology
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
Test #Iliotibial #Band ... #Syndrome #ITBand ... #knee #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin ... involvement Cauda ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... • Onset: few days ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... #neurology
Palpable Purpura seen in Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP, IgA Vasculitis)

55 year old male on tuberculosis treatment
pain involving knees ... /ankles and palpable ... IgA #Vasculitis #clinical ... #photo #dermatology ... #skin #rash #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res