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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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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... anaesthesia • ... constipation Differential ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Loss of pain and temperature ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... involvement Cauda ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal ... Loss of pain and temperature ... loss of pain and temperature ... dysfunction, saddle anesthesia ... LMN types) • Cauda
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Neoplasm in lumbar spine ... etc) in lumbar spine ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... tingling, loss of temperature
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Precipitated by cold temperature ... neuropathy or spinal ... cord disease, cauda ... #Incontinence #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Treatment depends ... , high ambient temperature ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
disorder of the spinal ... Bladder dysfunction, temperature ... change on spinal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Microbiology: • spiral ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology