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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... hyperextension -> Upper extremity ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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Asymmetric Lower Extremity ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Complex Regional Pain ... Syndrome • Pelvic ... Unilateral #Lower #Extremity
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework for Lower Extremity ... Complex regional pain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
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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Severe low back pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... loss of motor, pain ... Contralateral loss of pain ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... rigidity (Lower extremity ... Upper extremity ... ) Diagnosis: ... Cornerstone of treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... orbital/retrobulbar pain ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... #TolosaHunt #neurology ... #diagnosis