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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings • Anterior ... > Anterior spinal ... level of injury, Bladder ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... tract), terminal (bladder ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... level of lesion (anterior ... sensory loss, bladder ... Incomplete #spinalcord #syndromes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... paralysis of the bladder ... Leg weakness - Bladder ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... pain hematuria syndrome ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... #Hematuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #urology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
of Hematuria - Differential ... membrane, Alport syndrome ... Calculi, Stricture Bladder ... hematuria #Hematuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #urology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... - Inability to differentiate ... (usually left) inferior ... neudrawlogy #Gerstmann #Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
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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L5/S1 with an inferior ... disturbance • Bladder ... palpation of the bladder ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
limb weakness, bladder ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... Worsening of previous neurologic ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... bladder continence ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential