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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... disruption (may be bony ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Direct microbial infection ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... causes need to ... disorders • Infections ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Infarction - Infection ... syphilis, and HIV ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... progressive inflammatory infection ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... decreased muscle tone ... Causes: 1. ... Infections: - ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... epidural hematoma • infections ... infarct • HIV ... toon • Spinal infection ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... jejuni • Other infections ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... Normal: Air > bone ... hearing loss: Bone ... cause unknown)