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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... spinal artery injury ... Syndrome ->Cord ... spinal artery injury
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... cord injury. ... Causes of spinal ... Herniated disc - Hematoma ... cord injury -
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Cord Causes: 1 ... #cord #spinalcord
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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Numbness • E - Emergency ... Causes of Cauda ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... : • Spinal cord ... #causes #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... Trauma or epidural hematoma ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatitis • Hematoma ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... Trauma • Crush injury ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... middle-aged Subdural hematoma ... anticoagulation Epidural hematoma ... - Traumatic injury ... #diagnosis