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Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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; cauda equina nerve ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
of fat and/or nerve ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
damage to sacral nerves ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
implement consistent radiology ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
effacement at the nerve ... Stenosis #Grading #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
curvature of the spine ... canal -> Spinal nerve ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Superior gluteal nerve ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
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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compression of nerve ... L1-L5 Symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... #management #neurology