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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... cord lesions can ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion ... the site of a lesion ... Causes: 1. ... Transverse myelitis - Neuromyelitis ... #spinalcord #disorders
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
lesion • Bilateral ... less swollen - Lesion ... or optic nerve lesions ... sclerosis (MS) - Neuromyelitis ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... decades of life Causes ... patients Skin lesions ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
• Urogenital Lesions ... ) • Cutaneous Lesions ... matter, spinal cord ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
for refractory lesions ... or refractory lesions ... by case) • Surgery ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
Cold Snare Polypectomy ... Before initiating cold ... fold and in the management ... In most cases, this ... #Tips #Tricks#management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... regions of innervation ... - Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... : - Genetic lesions ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
required due to skip lesions ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management