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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... of injury • Gait ... Causes: 1. ... #neurology #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... injury - Multiple sclerosis ... degeneration - Multiple sclerosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... Motor Nerves: ALS ... #diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... #causes #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... multiple spinal cord ... - Causes progressive ... weakness in the ... #neurology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Weakness: - Weakness ... suggestive of multiple sclerosis ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... #management #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... Spasm, Cramping, Weakness ... stimulation Clinical ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... #neurology #treatment
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
The most common causes ... , and multiple sclerosis ... There was also high ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
brain and spinal cord ... Clinical Manifestations ... • Wide based gait ... disease, Multiple sclerosis ... Management #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... , limb ataxia, gait ... hearing loss, palsy ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology