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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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• Severe low back ... - Emergency Causes ... Palpation - lower back ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Classification ... fractures: Don't cause ... or neurologic deficit ... injury 3 Cauda ... #Classification
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... Syndrome - Low back ... Commonly caused ... - Narrowing of spinal ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Lower roots -> Cauda ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Symptoms: • Back ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Burning, shooting, gnawing ... Post-stroke • Spinal ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
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curvature of the #spine ... may different #types ... define a definite cause ... prevent long-term #back ... methods, with #bracing
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June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
curvature of the #spine ... may different #types ... define a definite cause ... prevent long-term #back ... methods, with #bracing
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Back or extremities ... of intrathecal spinal ... nerve roots and cauda ... management #treatment #neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Grade 1: Trivial lack ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification