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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
respiratory, and bulbar ... DIAGNOSIS: • Lumber ... intrathecal spinal nerve roots ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Common Lumbar Root Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Radiculopathy #Lumbar #NerveRoot #Sensory #Motor #Deficits #Reflexes #Table
Common Lumbar Root ... Radiculopathy #Lumbar
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
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar stenosis ... Lumbar Central Canal ... cauda equina nerve roots ... cauda equina nerve roots ... sac deformity 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
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Lumbar Puncture ... medications before lumbar ... Anticoagulants #LP #Lumbar ... antiplatelets #management
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
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Meningitis - Empiric Management ... Obtain Head CT • Lumbar ... #Meningitis #Management
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
Major dermatomes and cutaneous nerves - Anterior and Posterior Views

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Dermatomes #Dermatomal #Nerves #Roots #Cutaneous
Dermatomal #Nerves #Roots