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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... cord compression ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... of the spinal cord ... Spinal Cord Causes
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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due to severe compression ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... cord infarct ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... : • Surgical decompression
Oncology Algorithm for the Management of Suspected Epidural Spinal Cord Compression (ESCC)

Suspected ESCC: Pain, weakness, numbness/paresthesias,
Oncology Algorithm ... Suspected Epidural Spinal ... Cord Compression ... bowel/bladder dysfunction ... #Cord #Compression
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
TRAUMA: Compression ... • Vertebral compression ... 2 Complete cord ... 3 Incomplete cord ... injury 3 Cauda
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... weakness - Bladder dysfunction ... caused by: - Compression ... - Sphincter dysfunction ... involvement Cauda
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... ) without cord compression ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Bowel/Bladder dysfunction ... No cord compression
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... compression, often ... Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... deficiencies -> Sphincter dysfunction
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
hyperreflexia, spinal ... cord lesion on ...  Spinal Cord ... Compression: Hyperreflexia ... shows mass or compression
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychological • Performance ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal ... cord syndromes ... lesion of cervical cord ... weakness, bladder dysfunction ... LMN types) • Cauda