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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome -> Anterior ... Syndrome ->Cord ... Syndrome -> Posterior ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Injury #Syndromes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... Equina Syndrome ... syndromes #lesions
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 ... Equina Syndrome ... equina syndrome ... Syndrome: • large ... #causes #neurology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Bowel • Pelvic Fracture ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... , Cauda Equina) ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
syndromes (ISCS ... LMN types) • Cauda ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord ... #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Claudication) - Cold ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Lower roots -> Cauda ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology