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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Spinal cord ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
industrial settings or power ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... ORTHO- fracture ... Electrical #Injury #clinical ... #video #NSFW #Electrocution
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Framework Spinal cord ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Loss of parental copy ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
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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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... distinguishing feature ... #differential #
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... both upper and lower ... decompress the spinal cord ... The video highlights ... #clinical #video
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
to the spinal cord ... from the spinal cord ... in the spinal cord ... LMN syndromes are ... of the spinal cord
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Lightning Strike ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... Electrical #Injury #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Tourniquet Application
1. If in a dangerous situation or difficult situation, place TQs high and tight (military
first pressure tightening ... like forearms and lower ... proximal to open fractures ... #video #procedure ... #trauma #ems #nsfw