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Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Lumbar Central Canal ... cauda equina nerve roots ... cauda equina nerve roots ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar stenosis ... implement consistent radiology ... cauda equina nerve roots ... cauda equina nerve roots ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology
Common Lumbar Root Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Radiculopathy #Lumbar #NerveRoot #Sensory #Motor #Deficits #Reflexes #Table
Common Lumbar Root ... Radiculopathy #Lumbar
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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supplied by the nerve root ... disturbance in nerve root's ... cervical nerve root ... further pulls on lumbar ... nerve root, worsens
Dermatomes of the Upper and Lower Limbs (Modified, after Keegan, J. J., and Garrett, F. D.)

According
and from the 3rd lumbar ... single dorsal nerve root ... Dermatomal #Nerves #Roots
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Lumbar Spine X-Ray ... radiologistpage #Lumbar ... interpretation #radiology
Lumbar spine reporting - Nomenclature
Bulge (>25% disc circumference)
  - Symmetric (Circumferential) 
  - Asymmetric
Lumbar spine reporting ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar ... Herniation #Protrusion #Radiology
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Lumbar Neural Foraminal ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Lumbar Puncture ... medications before lumbar ... Anticoagulants #LP #Lumbar
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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compression of nerve roots ... of lumbar spine ... • MCC- acute lumbar ... • large lower lumbar ... • Multilevel lumbar