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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... reflexes: Areflexia ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reflexes - Brain ... Cord • Spinal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
sclerosis • Clinical ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... Areas of diagnostic ... boxes indicate final ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... specific therapy, the clinician ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... of intrathecal spinal
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
brainstem and multiple spinal ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... cervical and thoracic spine ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
of Dysarthria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hyperactive gag reflex ... and Pitch • Spinal-Cerebellar ... Diagnosis #Algorithm