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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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syndrome (CES) ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... Differential Diagnosis ... Examination - bilateral ... #causes #neurology
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
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... Conditions: • Cauda Equina ... dysfunction, and bilateral ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... involvement Cauda Equina ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
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 ... roots and cauda equina ... management #treatment #neurology
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