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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... #lesions #differential
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... - Spinal Cord ... • Spinal ... #Causes #Peds #
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
(Os Trigonum) Syndrome ... hallucis longus Differential ... abnormal signal ... flexion but no symptoms ... #clinical #mri
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... /or symptoms • ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Check Vitamin B12 ... management #neurology #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... boxes indicate final ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... white matter, spinal ... (Clinical Dx). ... oral ulcers in 12 ... Behcet disease) Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... variably: On one hand ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand ... Differential for ... systemic symptoms ... Vasculitis #LCV #Hand ... #photo