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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
 •
compression of nerve ... spine • MCC- acute ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... cord infarct • HIV ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... roots and cauda ... management #treatment #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
rectal reflex. ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... depressed deep tendon ... reflexes ... roots and cauda ... #management #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... /or symptoms • ... /or optic nerve ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology