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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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... (CES) is usually ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... dysfunction, and bilateral ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... of normal leg reflexes ... disturbance in legs ... not have to be bilateral ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Inferior Lens Subluxation on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

A 70-year-old patient consulted for decreased visual acuity in
Inferior Lens Subluxation ... to evaluate for cataract ... Examination revealed bilateral ... Subluxation #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
in deep tendon reflexes ... involved - Bilateral ... involvement Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
DTR’s • Onset: Few ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... nerve roots and cauda ... equina • GQ1b
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
silence for a few ... the superior and inferior ... Patient underwent a diagnostic ... predominance which is less ... ophthalmology #physicalexam