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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... lesion - Loss of proprioception ... Presentation: - Loss of proprioception ... unilateral) #SpinalCord
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal ... vibration and proprioception ... disruption of anterior spinal ... motor, vibration, proprioception ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal ... variable loss of proprioception ... Dorsal - Loss of proprioception ... type) and loss of proprioception ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior spinal ... Syndrome -> Posterior spinal ... of vibration, proprioception ... and #Acute #SpinalCord
Myotomes of the Spinal Cord
Each segmental nerve root innervates more than one muscle. For simplicity, certain
Myotomes of the Spinal ... representing a single spinal ... Note that the spinal ... injury than the spinal ... #Myotomes #SpinalCord
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for Proprioception ... Romberg's sign) → Proprioceptive ... Observe when patient closes ... neurology #diagnosis #proprioception
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
formation within the spinal ... light touch and proprioception
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... findings Unilateral Spinal ... vibration and proprioception ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... Nerve Root Levels Spinal ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... diagnosis #Neurology #Spine
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Diagnosis Framework Spinal ... Cord Causes: 1 ... myelopathy - Spinal ... #cord #spinalcord