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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... , Meds • Reflex ... Cerebellar/Posterior Cords ... Dizziness #dizzy #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
younger, nocturnal/AM ... Neurologic disease ... cerebral or spinal cord ... cardiovascular disease ... #Pathophysiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... - Sphincter dysfunction ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Severe injury/dysfunction ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... extensors of the arms ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... • Abnormal reflexes ... 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
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bowel and sexual dysfunction ... constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... multiple spinal cord ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology