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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 ... - Cauda equina ... neoplasms • trauma ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lesions of the Spinal ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... #differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... • Trauma or epidural ... Signs / Symptoms ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Stroke • Root Lesion ... in the Spinal canal ... Valgus position of knee ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... than one after symptom ... - Spinal MRI may ... nerve roots and cauda ... equina TREATMENT
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
compressive cord lesion ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... or optic nerve lesions ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture
Imaging Findings:
 • Circle demarcating the region of edema within the medial femoral condyle.
Osteonecrosis of the Knee ... favored because lesion ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk