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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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... (CES) is usually ... of Cauda Equina ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord lesions can ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1.
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... lesion • Bilateral ... less swollen - Lesion ... or optic nerve lesions ... #management #neurology