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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #differential ... #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Clinico-Radiological ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
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 ... #diagnosis #management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome Overview ... tubule (DCT) Clinical ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology