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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #cord #spinalcord ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... flexion occurs as ... an involuntary reflex ... despite severe disease ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... in deep tendon reflexes ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... white matter, spinal ... oral ulcers in 12 ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... diagnosis #management #signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential
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 ... conditions such as