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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
progresses) - X-ray ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... spine with minor trauma ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... /signs, bidirectional ... • Ethanol - Trauma
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... compression by fractured ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compression (MRI ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... management #neurology #differential
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, pathological fractures ... disease, CT and/or MRI ... suspected: chest x-ray ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... neoplasms • trauma ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... Imaging studies: • MRI
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... and with limb features ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
What’s the Core ... headache is a symptom ... the mnemonic "Mi-T-C ... meningitis) • Trauma ... N Neurological signs