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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... clumsiness in hands ... level of iniury, pain ... rectal reflex. ... signs #symptoms #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
., poliovirus, syphilis ... : - Loss of pain ... rectum - Impotence ... multiradicular pain ... rectal sphincter
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(c) Central cord ... dissociated', i.e. pain ... /unilateral cord ... spinothalamic (pain ... MS: loss of proprioception
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord ... lesion of cervical cord ... Ventral - Loss of pain ... Medullaris - Bladder or rectal ... multiradicular pain
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... 1) Primary Syphilis ... Genitalia, oropharynx, rectum ... 2) Secondary Syphilis ... ulcerated • MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... or without back pain ... swollen, while in MS ... and ADEM the cord ... Predictive of MS
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
effusion, erythema and ... hour • Very hard ... /Bacteria • Syphilis ... Fungi, secondary syphilis ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Pathogenesis, clinical, and ... tendon, ligaments and ... Posterosuperior humeral head rests ... capsule or bone -> Pain ... signs #symptoms #msk
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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Severe low back pain ... anesthesia • P - Pain ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... - decreased rectal
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, “Like
Hyperlipidemia • Cold ... • Weight gain ... coarse, thick, cold ... Dermatopathy Ø Hands ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc