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Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
effacement at the nerve ... effacement at the nerve ... Stenosis #Grading #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Lumbar Neural Foraminal ... of fat and/or nerve ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
implement consistent radiology ... Lumbar Neural Foraminal ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Signs / Symptoms ... damage to sacral nerves ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #signs
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
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
bone formation MSK ... narrowing of the foramina ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... and thoracic spine ... activity between nerve
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... cord compression (MRI ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... brain and/or optic nerve