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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Pain: • Fracture ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #pain #differential ... #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Apnea • Restless Legs ... Syndrome • Periodic ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS) ... • Head Trauma
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Primarily Upper Extremity ... -> Trauma, disc ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
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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neoplasms • trauma ... distinguishing feature ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... /constipation, hyponatremia ... axonal form • MRI ... management #treatment #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #lesions #differential