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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... cord injury Generalized ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... cord injury, Early ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... cord injury. ... Causes of spinal ... cord injury - ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... Phrenic nerve injury ... 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 ... cord infarct ... • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... below the site of injury ... Cord Causes: 1 ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... to the spinal cord ... extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... of intrathecal spinal ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
Wrist Clonus on Physical Exam

Clonus is a reflex muscle contraction produced by a sudden extension of
Clonus is a reflex ... when you have an injury ... of the brain or spinal ... cord), the presence ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
Tromner Sign on Physical Exam

The Trömner sign is commonly used as a clinical neurological examination for
segments of the spinal ... cord. ... or index finger causes ... thumb; seen in pyramidal ... clinical #Video #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology