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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... damage to sacral nerves ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... findings • Paresthesia ... hand and elbow pain ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
artery aneurysms Nerve ... Spinal stenosis/nerve ... Infections causing nerve ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... lower #extremity #msk
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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• Back/Neck Pain ... supplied by the nerve ... • Neuropathic Pain ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... level of iniury, pain ... reflex. saddle anesthesia ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Anterior Knee Pain ... kneeling worsens pain ... #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Dysthesias - Tingling, burning, or painful sensation at
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensitivity to pain ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome ... #pathophysiology ... #msk #overuse
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
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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compression of nerve ... Severe low back pain ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... • P - Pain ... - lower back pain
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... 30%) • Facial Nerve ... Hands or feet • Pain ... : Due to nerve root ... intrathecal spinal nerve