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Spinal Cord Anatomy - Spinal Segment Features
 • Cervical - Large & oval in shape, slender
Spinal Cord Anatomy ... anterior horns, & lateral ... • Lumbar - Larger ... shape & thicker gray ... #Anatomy #Segments
Spinal Cord Anatomy
 • Cervical (8) - Large & oval in shape, slender posterior horns, broad
Spinal Cord Anatomy ... anterior horns, & lateral ... • Lumbar (5) - ... shape & thicker gray ... rev.med #Spinal #Cord
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... especially along L5 (lateral ... Refers to anatomic ... decompresses spinal cord ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
anterior horn gray ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... herniation - Lumbar ... syndromes #lesions #differential
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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Sciatica: often bilateral ... constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... fluid or solid material ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... surrounds the spinal cord ... Secondary: iatrogenic (lumbar ... tear - type 2: lateral ... HP #Neurology #differential