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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Causes of spinal ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... - Sphincter dysfunction
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... findings: • Symptoms ... Cord Causes: 1 ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... deficiencies -> Sphincter dysfunction ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychological • Performance ... Stroke • Spinal ... Cord Injury ... endocrinology #causes
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
desired sexual performance ... inhibition of spinal ... Central (cerebral or spinal ... cord); peripheral ... #Pathophysiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
of Tuberculosis Spinal ... of meninges in spinal ... cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... • Caused by immune
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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L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... memory • Aphasia, word-finding ... Executive planning dysfunction ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... etc) in lumbar spine ... Signs / Symptoms ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology