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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... suspected, immediate MRI ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... • MRI: Posterolateral ... torn ligament on MRI ... flexion but no symptoms ... Syndrome #clinical #mri
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... perineum, and posterior ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... decompression #CaudaEquina
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic Sclerosis ... #differential #cardiology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Disease - MSK Radiology ... patellar tendon sharp posterior ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tear (similar symptoms ... patella #clinical #mri
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... affecting the posterior ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Vascular narrowing on MRA
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... finding of lateral sclerosis ... Pathophysiology ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... cord compression (MRI ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... suggestive of multiple sclerosis ... : - Multiple sclerosis
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... white matter and posterior
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Frontal radiograph displays a radiolucent soft-tissue mass with internal
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology ... adjacent cortical sclerosis ... metatarsal with sclerosis ... or neuropathic symptoms ... #clinical #Radiology