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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... and signs below ... Cord Causes: 1 ... disease - SLE ... #algorithm
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... spinal cord movement ... an involuntary reflex ... despite severe disease
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Contraction - Signs ... neuropathy or spinal ... cord disease, cauda
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Check Vitamin B12 ... management #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
white matter, spinal ... cord, and basal ... oral ulcers in 12 ... disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Strength, Normal Reflexes ... CordSpinal ... #Causes #Peds #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cord regions of ... of UMN and LMN signs ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused