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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings • Anterior ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings • Posterior ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... response preceding infection ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... variants: (1) acute
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... ) - Diagnosis and ... rotation) • Anterior ... of dash board injury ... knee are flexed
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms: Acute ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... : • Infection, ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... epilepticus Treatment
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Infarction - Infection ... syphilis, and HIV ... the lesion Posterior ... involved & the posterior ... #differential #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... cord infarct • HIV ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... perineum, and posterior ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
swelling under his ... He received a diagnosis ... — infection of ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... progressive inflammatory infection