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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and temperature ... iniury, pain and temperature ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Growth Patterns - Molds, Yeasts and Dimorphic 
 • Mold - Arial mycelia and vegitative mycelia
environmental and body temperature ... environmental and body temperature ... environmental temperatures ... growth at both body temperature ... Cullen Lilley, MS
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature ... vs 24 Hours and Neurologic ... ICU, targeted temperature ... improve 6-month neurologic ... with targeted temperature
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
loss of pain and temperature ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis #Neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
i.e. pain and temperature ... spinothalamic (pain and temperature ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
GHOST CAP - Neuro ICU Checklist Mnemonic
G - Glycemia
H - Hemoglobin
O - Oxygen
S - Sodium
T -
- Sodium T - Temperature ... GHOSTCAP #NeuroICU #neurology
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... tingling, loss of temperature ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
motor, pain and temperature ... loss of pain and temperature ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Dengue Illness - Clinical Course of the Disease - Febrile, Critical, Recovery phases
 • Days of
of illness • Temperature ... Laboratory changes • Serology