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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
stroke, Acute spinal ... cord injury Generalized ... cord injury, Early ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord - Spinal Cord ... Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... #Cord #syndromes ... #lesions #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Cord: Demyelinating ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
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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- Emergency Causes ... cord infarct ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... Cord Causes: 1 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... findings Unilateral Spinal ... Cord Lesions Above ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
cord and nerve ... roots Spinal Cord ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... stimulation - Single ... Myasthenia Crises ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... surrounds the spinal ... cord and brain ... thickening can cause ... brain sagging syndrome
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... Cataracts - Macular ... deficiency) - Spinal ... cord disorders ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential