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Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sclerosis • Parkinson's ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... #Causes
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... cognitive impairment, decreased ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Dysphagia • GI: Constipation ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Floor - Chronic Constipation ... Disease) • Multiple ... Sclerosis • ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Cauda equina- decreased ... Causes: 1. ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... differential #algorithm
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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- Emergency Causes ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... sclerosis • Syringomyelia ... disturbances - decreased
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Reflexes: decreased ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes ... sclerosis, NMOSD ... sclerosis (MS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... brainstem and multiple ... spinal cord regions ... - Causes progressive ... - Fatigue and decreased