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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Spinal Cord: ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Spinal cord ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Sclerosis Diagnosis ... (Spinal cord predominant ... #sclerosis #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... sclerosis (MS) ... #neurology #differential
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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Cauda equina syndrome ... Spinal cord infarct ... • Multiple sclerosis