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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 ... constipation Differential ... distinguishing feature ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #syndrome #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Infarction - Infection ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda Equina ... #lesions #differential
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... it, think of a fracture ... of the tibial spine ... #xray #clinical ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... roots -> Cauda equina ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... of intrathecal spinal ... cauda equina
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... all extremity, facial ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Achilles tendon insertion ... T2-hyperintense and ... Differential diagnosis ... • Stress fracture ... #Heel #clinical
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture
Imaging Findings:
 • Circle demarcating the region of edema within the medial femoral condyle.
hypointense linear signal ... Osteonecrosis of the Knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit can signal ... Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
has intrinsic signal ... injury of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology