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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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... - Cauda equina ... Equina Syndrome ... #Equina #syndrome
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... Equina Syndrome ... #syndromes #lesions
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
syndromes (ISCS ... positive Romberg sign ... LMN types) • Cauda ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome -> Anterior ... Syndrome ->Cord ... #Injury #Syndromes ... #signs #symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... equina- decreased ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Signs and symptoms ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... ) • Acute: ... #treatment #MS
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... stroke syndromes ... of the spinal cord ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Lambert-Eaton - Isaacs' syndrome