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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... #Cord #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
 •
MCC- acute ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... lesion: Clinical ... Cord Causes: 1 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
experience, the cause ... decompress the spinal ... cord. ... #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
cord. ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... clinically characterized ... very different clinical
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
the follow up video ... fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... anterior_seg_rocks #OneAndAHalf ... #video #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
white matter, spinal ... cord, and basal ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... the brain and spinal ... cord. ... Clinical Manifestations ... Anti-GAD Ab (>1000u/ml
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification