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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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HIV related ... • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and multiple spinal ... cord regions of ... and LMN signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... Causes: 1. ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... nerve roots and cauda ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... syphilis, and HIV ... involvement Cauda ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... • Acute: - IV ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... nerve roots and cauda ... equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology ... #differential