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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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Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... reflexes - reduced ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... wink test - reflex ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
- Slit Lamp Ocular ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
- Slit Lamp Ocular ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
on Slit Lamp Ocular ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... paralysis of all extremity ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... of intrathecal spinal ... management #treatment #neurology
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle = spindle-shaped deposit of pigment on the posterior
on Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

It is a pigment deposit that can be found on
Krukenberg's Spindle ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #Cornea #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Syndrome Wrist ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
the bilateral cortex ... • Corneal reflex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose