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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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• MCC- acute ... infarct • HIV ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Signs and symptoms ... Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... and signs below ... roots -> Cauda ... #disorders #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... sclerosis (MS) ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Pathophysiology ... brainstem and multiple ... column Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #management