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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... • Symptoms and signs ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... multiple spinal cord ... course of the disease ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
to the spinal cord ... Lower motor neuron ... may arise from disease ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
matter, spinal cord ... Medium and large also ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... shoulder and hip • Muscle ... #Differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... the upper and lower ... Joints: myalgia and muscle ... disease Differential ... purpura: strong sign