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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... Stable fractures ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Abscess • Skull fracture ... • Subdural hematoma ... Involvement - Other • Trauma ... Altered #comatose #aloc
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Hemorrhage, Subdural hematoma ... , epidural hematoma ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... System - Decreased LOC ... Atrophy • Trauma ... • Hematoma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Herniated disc - Hematoma ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
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 ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... neoplasms • trauma ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology