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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete hemicord lesion ... to conus medullaris ... bladder and rectal reflex ... . saddle anesthesia ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower motor ... - Upper motor ... spinal cord lesion ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Spinal Root Sensory Motor ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
The patellar reflex ... as coma, spinal cord ... injury, frontal ... location of the lesion ... Patellar clonus
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... for presence of clonus
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... : • Sensory, motor ... lesion • Bilateral ... management #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Disease of motor ... multiple spinal cord ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... , Clonus, Spasticity ... conditions listed in differential