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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... Syndrome ->Cord ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Hair loss- feet and ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
sensitivity to cold ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Reflexes #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
clinical findings ... • Anterior Knee ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk