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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Weakness - Lower ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Lower motor neuron ... Similarly, the damaged lower ... neurotransmitter cause ... This lesion causes ... positive Babinski reflex
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
spasticity • Lower ... Cord Causes: 1 ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... Upper extremity, lower ... differential #algorithm
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... injury or after IM ... cord function and reflex ... bulbocarvenosus reflex
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... Lower Motor Neuron ... hyperactive gag reflex ... and Pitch • Spinal-Cerebellar ... #Causes
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... Baltimore IM Residency ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... - Causes progressive ... Upper extremity, lower ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... neurology #diagnosis #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... ) and negative Reller ... nephrotoxic and lowers ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management