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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... of injury • Gait ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
may mimic an LMN disorder ... the differential diagnosis ... neurotransmitter cause fasciculations ... LMN syndromes are ... , peripheral nerve
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... ) • BULBAR: Tongue ... fasciculations ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Breathy Speech, Tongue ... and Facial Atrophy ... Fasciculations ... Lesions of Cranial Nerves ... Paraneoplastic Disorder
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Brucellosis - Dengue ... #management #neurology
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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compression of nerve ... : • Spinal cord ... extremity muscle atrophy ... decreased rectal tone ... #causes #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
brain and spinal cord ... Clinical Manifestations ... • Wide based gait ... limb or joint disorders ... Management #treatment #neurology