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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Loss of pain and temperature ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... iniury, pain and temperature ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... tingling, loss of temperature ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... Loss of pain and temperature ... Loss of pain and temperature ... loss of pain and temperature
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Diagnostic Criteria (The "Budapest Criteria"):
 • Persistent pain out of proportion to
Regional Pain Syndrome ... inciting event • Symptoms ... - Vasomotor: Temperature ... painful) • Other Symptoms ... Regional #Pain #Syndrome
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (Cold-induced symptoms ... Hemoglobinuria • Symptoms ... (RBCs) at cold temperatures ... rewarming • Symptoms
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
the normal body temperature ... near-freezing temperature ... Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... Findings Serotonin Syndrome ... - Hypertonia, temperature ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... motor, pain and temperature ... Central Cord Syndrome ... loss of pain and temperature
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
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Stroke syndromes ... #RamsayHunt #Syndrome ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms