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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Syndrome -> Anterior ... injury, often from vascular ... Syndrome ->Cord ... Syndrome -> Posterior ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
One & a half syndrome with upbeat nystagmus due to a left pontine + bimedullary infarction

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One & a half syndrome ... with upbeat nystagmus ... #Half #Syndrome ... #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... Syndrome: • Etiology ... #syndromes #lesions
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... of Horner's syndrome ... anterior_seg_rocks #Horners #Syndrome ... #ophthalmology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... and a Half Syndrome ... #Half #Syndrome ... #ophthalmology ... #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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Cauda equina syndrome ... of Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Guillain-Barre syndrome
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... decreased muscle tone ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... stopping walking (vascular ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Horner’s syndrome ... palsy • Horner syndrome ... Blepharophimosis syndrome ... Gunn jaw-winking syndrome ... • Duanes Syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... occlusion, Budd-Chiari syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome